Monthly Archives: March 2016

‘Cock sure’

This was so much fun, watercolour and then lots of soft pastel. This is painted on daler rowney mixed media, it is lovely thick card, with a bit of texture, so it holds the pastel well, not so good for … Continue reading

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This weeks doodle sketches in graphite and pastel

A number of doodle sketches completed this week, between oil painting, some in graphite, some in pastel ( some I actually did a while ago and had left in the pastel pad, so I sprayed with fixative, and thought I … Continue reading

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Atlas watercolour and gouache

I decided to paint a friends dog as a surprise today. Everybody needs a bit of cheering up now and then. This is her big soft, very hairy dog Atlas.

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‘Pink sky at night’ yay the oil has dried

At last the first one of six oil paintings has dried, I love the vibrancy of the oils. I am not sure what is going on, but I keep picking pinks for backgrounds, four paintings lately! luckily I can change … Continue reading

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While waiting for paint to dry- ‘ candy crush’

I have six oil paintings in progress, all at different stages in their layers, but all drying for a day or two…whilst exploring for spare canvases in my art cupboard ( my downstairs toilet…which is not usable as a loo, … Continue reading

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It’s holiday time…..ginger ninja portrait

My two weeks off work has arrived, and also the sunshine. I signed up today to be a guest artist for Hampshire open studios in August this year. I will have the opportunity to show some of my work for … Continue reading

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‘Where have you gone’? Watercolour for the 20×20 hospice auction

The date for submissions is fast approaching for our hospice art auction. Each year there is a greater proportion of canvases, compared to watercolour pieces. I am not really sure why this is, as I am sure more people paint … Continue reading

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A little more painting on a stormy Spring day

Really ….it is Spring! It is pretty hard to tell when you glance out the window. A day off work today, and there was no way I was going for a ride. Gale force warnings, and the forecast was right, … Continue reading

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Japenese paper, pen and watercolour hare

I had a selection of japenese paper, ( mixed in with my origami papers.Some had flecks in ( like the handmade papers you can buy) I think it is called yushi. Also some bamboo,some shiraccaba, masa, hosho and kozo. I … Continue reading

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Draw a bird day- robin

Its that time of the month, so I am re blogging about my robin painting I did for my mum, for Mother’s Day. It was painted in oil. Take a look at methodtwomadness, who host the event each month. Started … Continue reading

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