Versatile Vectors

posted in: Artwork, Pattern Design

I’m planning to create a series of laser cut wood blocks that I can make multiple prints from. I’m basing my designs on a series of original watercolours I painted last year As I’ve said before I’m not done with my series of Jacobean patterns,  the strong floral designs are ideal for creating lino or wood print blocks that I … Read More

Painting on wooden panels

posted in: Artwork, Pattern Design

I’m planning to create a series of acrylic paintings on wood panels. I normally paint on canvas, but have been recently painting watercolours onto prepared wood frame panels and really enjoyed it, and thought I would now use acrylics. I’m not done with my series of Jacobean patterns,  I really like to explore a theme thoroughly, and constantly seem to … Read More

Watercolour Oranges

Taking a painting from an initial idea to finished piece I recently resolved to make a quick sketch of any idea I had for a painting. I normally just write a quick note down in my daily sketchbook, but the other day I was flicking back through some ideas for pictures, and really couldn’t remember quite what I had wanted … Read More

What’s on my drawing board, March 06 2018

Tropical leaves. This weeks drawing board has a new crop of watercolours in my tropical leaves series. Top row: Colour swatch sketch book, open on my Winsor & Newton watercolours page, I find it a really handy reference when working out colour schemes for new paintings.  (Underneath sketch book) a tropical leaf painting I keep coming back to, its been … Read More

What’s on my drawing board, Feb 02 2018

Saltbush leaves and flowers This weeks drawing board has a beach vibe and a few experiments Top row: Sketch book with colour swatch samples from some new tubes of Winsor & Newton paints – Winsor Blue, Phthalo Turquoise, Indigo (my new favourite colour!), Paynes Grey & Burnt Sienna, plus a little sketch of an Agapanthus flower using Winsor & Newton … Read More

What’s on my drawing board, Nov 16 2017

  Patterns from the 16th Century. This weeks drawing board is full of 16th Century Jacobean patterns featuring flowers and leaves (of course!). Top row: Top sketch book with colour swatch samples for leaves, mainly yellows, blues and greens, lower sketchbook with gum leaf pattern in watercolours using tonal shades mixed up from Payne’s Grey, Ultramarine and Crimson. Square 6″ … Read More

What’s on my drawing board, Oct 14 2017

  Leaves, vines and new watercolour paints. This weeks drawing board is full of patterns featuring leaves and vines and pink flowers, inspired by a recent trip to country Victoria. Combined with 2 products new to me: Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints and De Atramentis waterproof drawing ink. Top row: Sketch book with colour swatches, colour copy of a nearly … Read More

What’s on my drawing board, Sept 06 2017

  Greens and Purples This weeks drawing board has preparatory work for some new tropical watercolour paintings. I’ve been looking at deliberately planning complimentary colour schemes to help make my tropical compositions pop. I’ve been adding purple, which is the complementary of yellow, and this works with the Lemon Yellow I often use for initial colour washes. A true complementary … Read More

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