Watercolour, oils, encaustics and mixed media were used for the four paintings featuring types of forests from around the world. The watercolour painting was a small miniature only 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches and the location was the Pacific Northwest near Bainbridge Island, Washington. The next forest painting A Golden Grove had a watercolour […]
Late Afternoon nature walks refresh the mind and body!
People scan images constantly. Looking for pathways of least resistance. The easiest routes have no hard sharp edges that act as ‘shut gates’. Upon A Hill has several “open gates” Soft Edges that allow the viewer’s eye to easily travel up and through the image. This painting is very easy on the eyes […]
A basic watercolour sunset can be created by using a variegated wash with winsor lemon and permanent rose colour mixes. A couple of key factors: limit your colours to avoid mud, ensure the top of the sky is darker & the horizon is much paler and Test the colours first. I like to apply […]
A simple, yet effective flower study using a new triad of colours in a fun combination. Quinacridone Sienna PO49, Prussian blue Pb27 and Raw Umber PBr7 created all these yellow golds, oranges and the blue greens. I used a bare minimum of brushstrokes help to create a more compelling and clean image. One stroke […]
A lovely small watercolour landscape using just 3 colours – prussian blue, permanent brown, yellow green. These created quite a great range of natural foliage greens, fiery reds, yellows – perfect for autumn colours. Limited Palette I usually try to use just 3 – 4 colours in my paintings, as this will help me […]
The humble honey bee, attracted to my lavender was a cheery, busy little thing inspiring me to get busy myself and take some photos. Which in turn gave rise to the bee inspired semi abstracted prints. Taking the actual photos this close to the bee was just a bit daunting, without my telephoto I […]
In Spain the lovely passion flower has been called “Espina de Christo” Christ’s thorns. Apparently around the 15th century Spanish Christian missionaries decided that this flower with its unique structures would make a good symbolic flower. The sharp leaf tips were to symbolise the Holy Lance; the tendrils symbolise the whips used on the […]
Passionfruit flower photos just in time for the holidays ! It is an exquisite flower, with the lovely cobalt-lavender and yellow complementing each other. I love the tendril like fronds that seem to be stretching right out, reaching out to touch and connect. The bottom image with its gorgeous misty soft edges in the […]
After a busy week and a weekend workshop teaching – its time to kick back and watch the sun set.