Watercolour Paintings
Conversation
This is my latest painting 'Conversation' 28cm by 38cm on watercolour paper, using Inktense, the perfect media for this subject. I just love the beautiful fabrics that go into the making of a traditional Kimono, they truly are an art form. My original artwork is...
Northern Folk
I will be exhibiting a selection of watercolours, acrylics and mixed media paintings from 17th April to 7th May 2012 at the Heritage Centre, Lytham, Lancashire. There will be a selection of local scenes and figurative acrylic work, plus ink paintings. Lytham Heritage...
Watch out there's a thief about
BBC's Frozen Planet series is brilliant and I just LOVE this penguin - such a bad boy !
Winter weather, daylight and gathering resources
This is also the time of year when I make my last field trips to gather resources I’m going to need for paintings to be made during the worst of the winter. Right now I’m keeping an eagle eye on the weather, hoping for an extra few bright, dry days, when I can get out...
Flu – Oh Dear!
It has been a while since I posted anything because I have had flu. I did have the flu jab a few weeks before getting the flu but it must not have covered the version I caught. Never mind, I am now back to painting etc getting ready for my exhibition in The Heritage...
How to enlarge an image using a grid
You will need to decide on your grid size, that is how many squares to divide your image into Larger grid sizes are fine for less complicated sketches but if the grid is too large and the sketch has a lot of detail in it you'll have too much drawing to do in each...