WIP Currently working on simplifying shapes and marks in oil – I keep overworking…so painted the dogs (a lot) yesterday and then wiped and repainted the landscape watercolour from Sunday into oil. When I get a wet paint brush in my hand (with watercolour or ink) my painting process kicks in automatically and the brush […]
My office/studio/storage space now has had an overdue tidy up. Living in here is a rather special childhood friend of mine who was happy to sit for me! Well – maybe more of a reclined pose…
The clue is in the name…’water-colour’…A regular phrase I use when teaching…..(Apologies to all I’ve taught/bored saying that!😉) Here are some suitably ‘wet’ watercolours made in Oxfordshire with Royal Talens watercolour which so suits the weather conditions this Spring! (They are transplanted into my mini watercolour travel palette) Thank you @royaltalensuk for the mention in
Remembering another March 5th on #tbt #ink #pleinair #sketchbook #drawing @moleskine @winsorandnewton #burseldonwindmill #hampshire #windmill #throwbackthursday
Windmill Sketches March 5th. Read More »
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Small Ink Works for Bath Art Fair. Instagram post link! Read More »
The scale of these natural shapes beside these architectural ones is imposing. Even on the brightest Winter days, wet works on paper refuse to dry outside – and our current weather is less than helpful – so some finishing off indoors in necessary. #pleinair #ink #sketch #watercolour #georgianarchitecture #thecircusbath #Bath #londonplanetree @bathartfair @britpleinair @winsorandnewton @moleskine
I always enjoy #tbt so here goes…last year I spent some time painting on the Isle of Skye. I wanted very much to work near the Old Man of Storr and walked up twice to try to do so; the first day I was driven off by awful hail (and 100% soaked) and the next
The Old Man of Storr Read More »
Enjoying the mark making opportunities with trees and architecture.
Mark making; Bath. Read More »
Exploring Bath with my A3 sketchbook yesterday- enjoyed chatting with the friendly locals (Hi! to all I gave cards to😉) The first sketch, is one of my all time favourite views in Bath during the Winter; looking through the trees in #thecircusbath I’ve got new ink work planned as I’ve been lucky to pick up
[wpvideo xePN9FMN ]This picture says it all – probably my busiest Hampshire Open Studios days ever for me yesterday. This is my 6th year. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME. I was too busy hosting to paint! The flowers were a bit dead yesterday, I wonder if I’ll get anywhere near finishing it today before
First day of Hampshire Open Studios 2019! 😊 Read More »