Watercolour Paintings
Tango
Here is my latest painting - Tango - an acrylic on paper 14" x 12" unmounted I really love the dramatic shape the dancers make in this and intend to do a lot more acrylics after this one.
Watercolour painting – colour mixing
The usual advice for a beginner is to start by buying a small collection of basic colours and then practice mixing them to create further colours and shades. This is good advice and I would suggest that a beginner chooses a basic set of watercolours to start with. ...
New Rose
I planted three old fashioned roses earlier this year and this is the first open flower, just beautiful, I don't remember what it is called but it is a delight to look at and I can't wait for the others to bloom, they already have buds on them so they should be...
Barcarole
I love this piece of music and these two sisters sing it beautifully
I am confused
OK, what's happening to the weather, the BBC keep telling me it is going to be sunny so I go out and water the garden, then it pours with rain, my poor veggies don't know if they are dying of thirst or drowning. I don't think I will get a good crop from the garden...
Summer Competition
Would you like to win a set of four 10” x 8” prints of original paintings showing scenes of the Fylde area? For a chance to win a set of four, mounted, signed and hand embellished prints just go along to Allyson Wright’s Open Studio events, which are held every Saturday between 10am and 4pm at 168 Heeley Road Lytham St Annes, on any Saturday before the end of June.