Friday 5 October 2018

blue fairy wren


Blue fairy wren in watercolour.  Such a sweet little Australian bird.

Thursday 4 October 2018

hydrangea in violets


Another hydrangea painted with three Daniel Smith watercolours:
Cobalt Blue
Lemon Yellow
Opera Pink

Sunday 16 September 2018

hydrangea in purple


Loving the new Lavender watercolour from Daniel Smith.  Might have to try out the new Wisteria  as well.  hydrangea phase of painting is a nice break from birds.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend.

Saturday 15 September 2018

Wednesday 5 September 2018

Friday 3 August 2018

Painting roses for a change


Painting roses in full bloom - wet on dry technique.  Allows for lots of control and you can add layer upon layer of glazes once the first layer is dry.


Rose buds - wet on wet technique.  A softer overall result but far less control.

Friday 29 June 2018

Calla Lilly and killer whale



What do a Calla Lilly and killer whale have in common?   Possible ideas for an introduction to water colour class soon.


Saturday 26 May 2018

Painting bluebells in May


Apparently a month can fly past while painting bluebells in myfree time.
Added the top stem of bluebells for a bit of a challenge.  The bottom stem are from the 
May tutorial from Anna Mason's online school.

Sunday 15 April 2018

Tulips


Time seems to disappear when I am painting.


Australia's never ending summer had me in the mood for tulips.  
Inspired by Mr Marshal's flower book.


Wednesday 21 February 2018

woyww - slow progress


The only thing different from last week is the sketch of a moth.  At this rate it would be quicker to watch a moth emerge from its cocoon.

Hope your week has been more productive.

Wednesday 7 February 2018

woyww - next painting


My desk on a Wednesday night looks dark and dingy.  The Attacus Atlas moth is sitting on my easel as I try to decide whether to paint the moth or do February's tutorial (a coconut) with Anna Mason.  The only similarity between the two subjects is the colour.  I just cannot get inspired by a coconut so I might paint the moth.  All too hard so I am going to leave the moth on the desk until I make a decision.


Last weeks wreath with a few additions just before it gets popped in the mail.

Have a lovely woyww peek and I promise to visit slowly over the next few days.


Wednesday 31 January 2018

woyww - card making on a desk


Not often that I post a pic of my latest card making marathon.  In this case whipping up a few bird cards from last weeks Kingfisher.  


Painting something a little different this week.  My daughter has requested a floral wreath for a colleague. Luckily I remembered to cover her name before I took a photo otherwise the surprise would be a bit flat.  Looking to add a few more flowers or leaves before I hand it over and will probably remove the pencil sketch of the bottle behind the bow.  But, I will wait for her highness to give me more instructions.

Have a lovely woyww peek and I will visit lots of desks over the weekend.

Wednesday 24 January 2018

woyww - summery things





A touch of summer to brighten your woyww.  

A pretty Kingfisher painted during Anna Mason's online workshop and finished last night.




 The completed sunflower from weeks ago.

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After a few beautiful days on the beach my desk should be back to normal by the weekend.

Have a lovely woyww visit.



Thursday 11 January 2018

woyww - sunflower glow


Working on a sunflower.  Once I finish the centre I will then balance out all the colours on the petals and leaves.  The petals took ages and I plan to finish it this afternoon.  Otherwise the painting just goes on and on.  The kingfisher is on hold and hopefully will see some paint this weekend.

Have a lovely woyww peek at everyone's desk.

Wednesday 3 January 2018

woyww - happy 2018 ready to paint but tidied the storeroom instead


This month's tutorial from Anna Mason's online workshop is a beautiful kingfisher and I could hardly wait to get started.  But, I got side tracked and tidied up the pantry/store room and two days later the bird is still waiting.  I do have a very tidy store room which makes me feel I have started 2018 by recycling/throwing out the previous years stuff.     


The finished fungi composition.  

Just wondering if any woyww's have sold craft/art on Etsy and would love to know your thoughts or recommendations for the site.  

Happy woyww and I promise to slowly visit over the next few days.