I find for me, that its always easier to create when I free up and just start off by doing watercolour washes and mixing of colours. It has a Zen quality to it I like. In these following images you can see the sequential processes used to go from playing with washes and colours to […]
I was surprised. Amazed. I’d planned to post my paintings….. But the colours of the rosemary were simply irresistible. Cobalt Blue, Maroon, Lavender, Lime green, Rose Pink, Silvery sage green. The more I look, the more colours I see! Rosemary Rosmarinus Officinalis Rosemary is a Mediterranean spice with ‘reported’ benefits. Apparently, no one […]
The Pinnacles limestone formations are most often viewed under a belting bright cobalt sky! So it was on our trip up north to Nambung National Park, 200 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. Haunting and almost biblical in its story telling, this arrangement is completely nature made. Every visitor to the park will see […]
My favorite time of the day out on the water and one of my most cherished memories. Summer in the Puget Sound, overlooking the Olympic Mountains with a warm wind on my face and a cheerful captain navigating! A delicious catch of day included fresh dungeness crab and gorgeous king salmon in the […]
Gorgeous, eye popping earth colours of yellow ochre, red ochre, sienna, burnt umber, buff titanium. All these were found just on one small bit of the rock I was climbing! Design Elements in this photograph: There is an inferred diagonal line from lower left to upper mid right, that can be ‘seen’ […]
Beautifully wild and rocky. The terrain of Cape Le Grande National Park, Western Australia is filled with bright colours, bold skies and gorgeous natural rock formations. I loved it and will go again. Georgia O’Keefe would have loved it! Yesterday’s post “Its A Climb,” I mentioned plans to paint based on my Cape Le Grand […]
Its fun, its relaxing. Its a great acrylic technique, perfect for creating textural tree bark effects. I’ve always loved the work of Georgia O’Keefe and how she created new worlds for us to explore….all from just the ordinary folds and petals of a flower! I get lost in the close up abstracted patterns that nature […]
“Its not how fast I get there, its the climb.” I’m probably not a Miley Cyrus fan but, I do find her song has some inspirational quotes. Instead of “Its the climb” I chose to use my own slightly different version, “Its A Climb.” From the Esperance W.A. Cape Le Grande National […]
I have a real thing for great backgrounds. The backgrounds, make the painting or the photograph! I will often look straight at the background, poring over them more so than the focal point. A good background will gently lead the way to the focal point while taking the viewer on a lovely afternoon stroll along […]
Take a walk with me! Walk the watercolour pathway for just a moment………. As some of you have read before, I do tend to go for a lot of nature walks! I love the feeling of being outside, with all that lovely space! No four walls to close in on me. As I walk along, […]