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Sonny the PAT dog watercolour King Charles spaniel

This is Sonny ( King Charles spaniel)our hospice has a few PAT dogs, sonny is one that visits regularly, he is a very gentle character, and the patients really bond with him. So I decided he should be painted. I … Continue reading

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My Mum’s watercolour puffin finished

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

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!

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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Chestnut Arab mare in watercolour

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

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

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

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

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

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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