Watercolour painting on laser engraved plywood Laser engraving a design onto wood such as plywood, creates a wonderfully crisp image, but more importantly if you want to to add colour, it provides a ready made indented work surface, which helps to contain liquid paint colours to each separate element. Essentially its colouring in, on wood. Types of paint Water based … Read More
I’m having a very exciting month this December, as my first solo exhibition is up and running at my local library, through till the New Year. I’m displaying original artworks both watercolour and acrylic, prints, cards, ceramics and my latest artistic adventures in laser cut accessories and decorations. [siteorigin_widget class=”kad_gallery_widget”][/siteorigin_widget]
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Removing top layers of watercolour paint Here’s a detail from my recent Palm House painting, showing the glossy leaves on a bush in the shadows. After a number of attempts at painting this foreground foliage, I decided to use the lifting technique to ‘find’ the leaves in the shadows. I painted the whole bush in detail, in a … Read More
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Little & Large: I’m enjoying working on a mini acrylic canvas, using a favourite green colour mix of Payne’s Grey and cadmium yellow light. I’m also working on a large version of this painting, it’s taking a while, so I thought a change of scale may help to revitalise things. I’m using canvas sold for watercolour painting, it … Read More
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Quick pen and wash sketches So good to get out and do some loose sketching of shoreline plants with my morning coffee at the beach. I used my new swivel paint palette, and its water pen, the colours are lovely and vibrant ideal for colour washes over ink work. I was also using a new Hahnemuehle sketchbook, which … Read More
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Portable Paint Palette Just got these bright happy watercolour paints in the morning post, approx $20AUD on eBay. I was attracted by the nifty swivel trays, but am very impressed with my first swatches, colours are bright, mix well and will hopefully be good for sketching flowers when I’m out and about. [siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Gallery”][/siteorigin_widget] Vibrant colours Experimenting with … Read More
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Halfway there This weeks drawing board has some watercolour paintings halfway through, plus my largest watercolour painting yet, on an easel. On the easel: This is a large painting of sweet pea flowers, I’ve completed the background washes on this stretched sheet of paper and am now starting to paint in the flowers. Top row drawing board: Tall … Read More
A fresh, modern way to mount and protect watercolour paintings It’s quite a simple process: glue a painting to a wooden board or panel and give it a protective coating. I have used a cradled wooden panel as my mount and protected the painting at various stages of the process with varnish and wax, to create the look of a … Read More
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Sweet Peas This weeks drawing board has some paintings near completion. Top row: Banana leaves, with background washes, banana leaf studies (underneath). Leaf vine pattern designs on heavy cream card using ink pen and watercolour, I plan to scan this image digitally and create a repeat pattern. Two complete watercolours of sweet peas, I really enjoyed painting these, … Read More
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Gum Leaves This weeks drawing board has a few ideas for a new series of gum leaf paintings. Top row: Sweet Peas – small sketchbook open at a page with a test piece for a large watercolour painting I’m planning of sweet peas. I’ve tried three approaches to the painting in my sketchbook (see below).Gum tree leaf colour … Read More