This week’s art class was painting a subject and stylising it with a native art style. I chose an old glass vase and the patterns from a Guatemalan ornament that my daughter gave me last year. I struggle with still life and this was the second week we had to do it. I did this in watercolour but maybe it would have been easier in acrylic. Either way it wasn’t a subject I found very satisfying. It’s just a demonstration of what can be done. Continue reading Guatemalan Art
I missed last week’s art class which was still life. We had to use an ornament, elderflowers and fruit. I chose to make up my own picture by just painting one object at a time and creating a sort of botanical example of several types of wild flowers. I chose a black mixed media and used watercolour. Continue reading A Touch of Summer
I loved visiting this beautiful nature reserve called Rantitoto Island just off the coast across from Auckland. I visited my daughter who has now emigrated to New Zealand and this was one placeI wanted to see. I liked this particular shot from a photo I took because of the colours in the water and all the different textures of the lava and unique vegetation that grows there. I used watercolour and a touch of Fauvism to create a different effect. Continue reading View From Rangitoto Island, New Zealand
The second of two paintings in watercolour of Hunstanton Cliffs this time using a different technique. I used a 10mm angular flat brush to create the rippling effect of the sea. I used the same technique for the cliffs but vertical patterns as well as horizontal. I used yellow ochre, vermillion, dark crimson, violet, ultramarine, dark green, raw umber and yellow. Continue reading Hunstanton Cliffs 2
This week’s project for online art class was Hunstanton Cliffs, a place I’ve visited on many occasions. Great subject for painting and when I saw this was our work for this week, I was really pleased. It was great fun … Continue reading Hunstanton Cliffs
I originally started this painting in the 1980’s but finished it recently. I guess I did it around the same time as the Puffins on the rocks. I didn’t think it was particularly good at the time but years later … Continue reading Chaffinch in Watercolour
I’d not used watercolour for portraits before so I was happy how this turned out. Unusually Marilyn Manson wasn’t heavily made up, at least he didn’t have a white face and contact lens. It was something different so I felt … Continue reading Mazza in Watercolour
I’ve called this piece ‘Lockdown’ because that’s basically what we are in at the moment and have been for the past few weeks due to COVID-19 better known as Coronavirus. This is a narrative project which my art teacher asked … Continue reading Lockdown
I found this picture somewhere and I just thought, yes this would make a great gothic painting in watercolour. I love gothic and the mood just took me over. I added a few crows for greater effect. You need crows … Continue reading A Bit of Gothic
One of my favourite Spring flowers, the Snakeshead Fritillary is an awesome plant. How can you not want to try and paint the beautiful chequered pattern it displays with its beautiful bell shaped lanterns. What a flower. I used watercolours … Continue reading Snakeshead Fritillaries
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