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7#worldwatercolormonth- ‘home is where the heart is’

For today’s post, day 7 of world watercolour month, I decided to step away from furry creatures, this post is not cuddly, in fact you might get slimed, although that sounds horrid, they are really quite beautiful, their very own … Continue reading

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Pencil sketch on Kraft card ‘Spanish dancer’

Oh I do love the colour of Kraft card, it works so well with charcoal or pencil ( as in the case of this post). Then with the addition of white chalk, wow does it pop. If other mediums are … Continue reading

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6#worldwatercolormonth back to the hares

For today’s post I have gone back to my old friend the hare. This hare was found on the Facebook page photos for artists, the photograph was taken by Danny Brannigan. This is a great group to join for inspiration. … Continue reading

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5#worldwatercolormonth

Today involved some more practicing of horses, I had the charcoal out, so to fit in with world watercolour month, I added a splash here and there to give more shape to the equine. The second is all charcoal and … Continue reading

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#4 wordwatercolormonth

Day 4 of world watercolour month, and I am feeling pleased with myself for keeping with the event…..will see if I can continue during the week with the addition of work to divert my attention away from painting. This is … Continue reading

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A bad experiment, trying to create aquabord #3WWM

So I really wanted to try the aquabord, by ampersand, it sounds amazing, but expensive, so I tried to create my own,( I made some claybord, following a recipie I found online, it works ok). But the aquabord was not … Continue reading

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‘Party pup’ charcoal and pastel

This was a really fun picture of a very happy party pup, I got the reference photograph from the sktchy app. It’s a great place to visit if you get stuck for inspiration.

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a study of ‘tenor’ in oil pastel and watercolour

Day 2 of world watercolour month, this is a combination of pieces, showing my study of Tenor, my friends Andalusian horse, although the two large pieces are oil, the study I quickly did involved watercolour.

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#1 world watercolour month

July is here, world watercolour month, I am short of time, and have a back log of art to post, so this is quick, thank you Charlie at doodlewash for inviting us all to join in with this celebration. Today I … Continue reading

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‘Chico’chestnut horse in oil and sketch, ink with watercolour

  This is my friend janes’horse ‘Chico’ he is gorgeous, and my fav colour, so it was lovely to paint him. I managed to get some great action shots of him prancing around the field, which is great as I … Continue reading

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