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About REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

My name is Rebecca Evans, living in the New Forest I have been inspired to paint the many animals often seen around me. Having ridden since Childhood, painting equines was a natural path to follow. I use a variety of media, watercolour, oil, charcoal, pastel,inks, plus a few more, infact I will try most things. Choosing the medium to work with can really change the effect of the art, and therefore the character of the animal. Sometimes it is an instant decision, sometimes it is the mood from within me which determines which medium I choose to use. I never know what might inspire me next, but if it’s hairy, I will be sure to try.

My Mum’s watercolour puffin finished

Posted on June 28, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

My watercolour puffin is now complete, I enjoyed painting him, but really should have left more white space I think, I am slowly getting to grips with a more free approach to painting. I did struggle with this technique when … Continue reading →

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‘le fleurs bourn’ Canvas created by patients at hospice

Posted on June 28, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

This was a fun piece to create, inspired by a patient a few years ago that touched my heart, he had admired an artist work called Yvonne coomber , this is in his memory.Every patient that wished to help was … Continue reading →

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PAINTING BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH! Sleep deprivation!

Posted on June 27, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

So for some crazy reason I paint best at stupid o’clock (1 am in the morning) at least it is a Friday night! I would like to think I could stay in bed on a Saturday morning, but three ponies … Continue reading →

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Using Complements to Create Depth and Control Saturation

Posted on June 24, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

Originally posted on On the Easel:
Complements are opposite each other on the color wheel, the complement pairs are red and green, orange and blue, yellow and purple. The following example is another way to remember it by visualizing how…

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Chestnut Arab mare in watercolour

Posted on June 23, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

I spent Friday night in, and needed occupying late into the night, as my daughter needed a lift to a friends house before making their way to the airport, for a girlie summer holiday in Greece. So out came the … Continue reading →

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Happy Father’s Day ….goldfinch in oil

Posted on June 21, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

I decided to get out the oils today, and create another 20×20 bird painting to go with the blackbird I did for my mum, in Mother’s Day. I wanted to stick with garden birds, so I picked the goldfinch. I … Continue reading →

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Puffin patrol, and puffin parade. Watercolour using cling film and salt

Posted on June 20, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

I decided to step away from hares and horses, and paint a stepping puffin, and a group of puffins. I used cling film and salt for the backgrounds. Puffin patrol

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Motley moments….a hare with a difference

Posted on June 18, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

I am trying to be much more free with my paintings, in a way that challenges me away from my usual portrait style of painting. I want to use unusual colours, that are not conventional to the photo used, when … Continue reading →

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My take on the rivulet technique

Posted on June 6, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

I am really enjoying this rivulet technique with watercolour, this is my take on the background, which I thought was a bit of fun, the brown hare is not finished, but I wanted to post it as I am so … Continue reading →

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Back to basics, 0.2 pen scribble art hare

Posted on June 2, 2015 by REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate

I decided to go back to basics, I was going to draw a pen sketch to later watercolour, but having problems with this smooth watercolour card stock, which really does need stretching, I decided to take the sketch further and … Continue reading →

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