Without artifice or pretence. Uncontrived. A loveliness of the Natural world. “Shizen” defines this spontaneous element of Wabi Sabi. An approach to viewing art and seeing beauty in non traditional ways! 7 Days of Zen continues with part IV showcasing Nature at her finest. The Natural Beauty. Shizen. The beauty that exists […]
The Freedom to express the hidden artist, to let go and speak out with my own voice has been a work in progress. It doesn’t happen overnight. Nor within the timespan of a short art course. I must look at art differently. Art is like life, and life is like art. I view art as […]
Monday rolls around with jet lag dogging my heels. The only problem with that, is I haven’t been on a plane. Monday’s post, as you know is usually out by 6am. I rise early, wake the birds and finish my post. Not today. Today, I’ve had a siesta. A postponement. But, enough procrastination! Time […]
Two small impressionist watercolor landscape paintings. Both mounted onto the gorgeous, velvet surface of Stonehenge in black. But their formats and their use of edges are distinctive and unique from each other. Impressions of the Land Horizontal Format The Umber Fields with indigo feathered distant trees creates a calmer, more Contemplative scene. Its […]
What did I get up to for Friday’s Photographs? I read. I wandered. I imagined. I thought about things of a ‘delicate texture.’ Both tangible and intangible. I went for a micro mini walk. Truly I’m too embarrassed to call it a walk. To the nearest park is just at the end of our street, […]
Delicate barely there shell pinks. So pretty. And yet, when created in black and white fascinate as well. The patterns and designs within had a wonderful gentleness that I felt and wished to convey. Spring Roses a Creation I imagine. I create. I let the subject speak to me! […]
Watercolor that has gone through a twister, shaken – definitely not stirred. So Many ideas from several of my recent posts, have been germinating away. They’ve gone through a Ninja blender and then I’ve integrated them into one design. Watercolor: Shake It Up The Underpinning The post, Watercolour Landscapes Blue and Orange laid the foundation image. […]
Watercolors can be simplified into 3 basic edges soft, medium and sharp. And the tricky edge… is of course the in between one. Come on and I’ll explain a few fast beginner pointers that will help! Watercolor – Soft edges, Medium edges, Hard edges Why should we care about watercolor edges? What is the relevance? […]
At the break of day, just as the sun crept above the horizon I zipped out to the garden. Before the dawn’s light waned and the stronger mid morning light prevailed; before the sweltering heat played drumbeats in my head. In the Garden, she arose. High Key Filled with Light […]
Delicate ethereal, this softly blooms. A pale blush against a gentle visage, hints of a time gone by. Nostalgia’s path we wander down. For a moment, lost in time; for a moment sweet memories entwine. Delicate, ethereal. This softly blooms. My time, back in Sydney – amidst the old familiar […]