Zen of Art. How to tame the Dragon called Perfectionism? In search of perfection. A tantalising empty promise. An Illusion. “How Good” does my art have to be, before I’m satisfied? When will I be content and not frustrated? What does it actually take? And hey! why should I bother thinking about this anyway?! […]
Creative, imaginative and different. Unexpected! I like to see some surprises in my watercolour landscapes. Both landscapes I’ve shown, have illustrated a creative use of Line. Not Line use in the traditional, regular sense of Line work, but in imaginative ways that make the paintings resonate within. Watercolours Blurred Lines Landscapes fulfils for […]
Loose, free, colourful, impressionistic – thats how I love to paint landscapes. Using the Impressionistic approach I’ll use my hand, my brush, a colour to put my own personal interpretation of the subject into the paintings. I enjoy bold colour applied with confidence, something that looks like I was having fun! I really don’t […]
Early mornings and late afternoons are the ideal times to capture the serenity of nature whether I’m painting or taking photos. The tranquil setting along with the soft edges and cool lavenders create the perfect relaxing mood in the photo “Serenity.” Water is always a great subject for portraying calmness, especially using cool colours. If […]
Bold colours and tones give this watercolour outback landscape the impact and drama I was aiming for. The spacial flattening out helped, in this case, to create the desired atmosphere and vertical sensation. My good friend Jan Vincent, an artist as well, had taken me on a great driving tour of the surrounding hills […]
Daniel Smith watercolors… they make it so difficult not to play! And I’ve been playing and discovering new things with D.S. paints for over 25 years now. Whilst teaching my experimental Daniel Smith watercolor demos and workshops at their Seattle and Bellevue stores, a friend who was on staff there, chuckled abit at my out […]
Watercolours are said to be the hardest medium to use, but I’ve found them the easiest of all. Making ‘mud’ is often one of the first problems that beginners mention especially when colour mixing browns, greys and greens. My tips in preventing mud are fairly simple and easy to remember and do. They have evolved […]
I find on occasion, myself in a quandary of what to do once I’m finally in the studio with time to paint. I might have to then look around the studio for some ideas, inspiration, anything that sparks an interest. It could be ‘just playing’ with paint in a glass vase. It could be a full sheet […]
The 5 watercolour techniques I enjoy using to create texture in my paintings: Dry brush, splatter, plastic wrap, moulding paste and granulating pigments on a rough surface paper. Terracotta Pot mainly is created from French Ultramarine with Burnt Sienna applied wet onto a very Rough surfaced paper to get the dimpling textural effect. French Ultramarine […]
Watercolour is a great medium to splash around with and have fun trying new techniques out! This is a spin off of some of my acrylic approaches using a gessoed masonite board, then applying molding paste with a palette knife. I let this dry completely. Once this was dry, I splashed on Watercolours – indanthrone, quinacridone […]
