Another day of having fun with kids from the local primary school. This time I was with a younger class creating leafy sea dragon paintings. The kids loved using ‘grown up’ brushes, pens and paints. Here are some photos of their fantastic works in progress.
Category: Work in Progress
Lilium Painting
Sometimes inspiration for a painting can come from the nicest places. My mother-in-law grew this beautiful lilium then my 9 year old daughter took a stunning photo of it. Using Derivan sepia with just a touch of magenta and burnt sienna I started to build up the layers. After a few sittings the painting is… Continue reading Lilium Painting
Coffee, Cake & Creativity
What a wonderful, fun group of people who came along today to my acrylic ink workshop, Coffee, Cake & Creativity, to try out Derivan Matisse inks at the Watervale General Store. What a fantastic venue! Great atmosphere and the cakes on offer were divine. As for the creativity, everyone did an amazing job.
Owl with Attitude – the process
Here is my new painting ‘Owl with Attitude’ and the process of how it progressed. This is one of my larger paintings at 48cm x 48cm and is currently available on Bluethumb. This was so much fun to create as I was in a bit of a quirky mood at the time and let the… Continue reading Owl with Attitude – the process
The Magpie – a stubborn bird that didn’t give up
I have been working on a magpie painting with an idea in my head of how it should look. It was a disaster! Nothing seemed to be going right with my painting but after some encouragement to continue, I went in slightly different direction and was really happy with the result. After posting the painting… Continue reading The Magpie – a stubborn bird that didn’t give up
Work in Progress – Edmund the Emu
My current favourite medium is Matisse artist quality acrylic ink. The colours are vibrant, can be used as a wash to slowly build up colours or, for intense colour, can be used undiluted from the bottle. Here is my current work in progress – ‘Edmund’. As a rule the eye is always painted first in… Continue reading Work in Progress – Edmund the Emu