I keep the same colour’s in both my palettes – makes things simpler. I have Marc Dalessio’s blogging to thank – he’s has lots of sound advice about mixing greens.
#Aberaeron #boats Getting to grips with Golden Ochre – in oil and watercolour! Read More »
The boats are all safely out of the harbour for the winter months in Aberaeron, Ceredigion. I’m not a sailor in anyway, or a marine artist – I just like the shape of boats. This is a 2 page drawing, image aprox 142cm X 47cm. It’s very hard to take a ‘non grey’ photograph
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Reworking an oil plein air sketch on cardboard, of the beach and harbour wall in Aberaeron, West Wales, on to board. The view from a similar spot. Isn’t it odd how flat a photo makes everything look? And how lovely and sunny it was – it was actually a very cold morning indeed!
#Aberaeron #Wales Am I the only person doing the same thing lots of times? Read More »
Working from watercolour into oil.
Today’s Open Studio project…. #Wales Read More »
I made a very quick colour sketch of the sun going down and hitting the Georgian buildings in Aberaeron. Now I’m seeing what I can do with it in oil.
Had a good start to the day here in the sunny Aberaeron by the riverside. Starting to prepare for a later autumn exhibition.
#Aberaeron #Wales riverside morning sketch. Read More »
I had the chance to make two sketch book sketches. It was a warm sunny day but the sun made a great deal of progress between the two drawings, and the shadows moved considerably. The slate windowsill is a complex purple colour. I had a lovely comment about this which I replied to, but
Beach stones on a slate windowsill- Aberaeron, West Wales. Read More »