Blog: On My Easel Today
WIP
My hubby sure has grown a lot of roses over the years. They are always absolutely beautiful. I have photographed so many of them, usually in the garden, sometimes as studio shots. And I have often painted them, usually in a traditional Still Life composition with a vase etc. The Work in Progress This is…
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The Pain of Big Paintings
This is a little TIP that I’ll pass on – you probably do it anyway 🙂 . When I’m working on a large, or detailed art piece, over a long period of time, I break the monotony, and the strain on my senior body, and mind, by working on some smaller projects. I find the…
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Happy New Year – NEW BEGINNINGS
HAPPY 2021!! The past weeks since I last blogged seemed to have sped by. Time with family and friends over the Christmas and New Year have been wonderful. I love the whole season, the shopping, the gift giving, the food preparations, the partying and celebrations, and just being together. I hope your Christmas holidays were…
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New Cyanotypes Coming!
I’ve been so inspired by my recent walk through Mary Cairncross rain forest in Maleny. I have two more large cyanotypes and some smaller ones set-up – then re-arranged, and re-arranged again. LOL!! Designing these takes me a while, nutting out the theme, design, and how the design will balance with the amount of blocked…
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Step-by-Step
I’ve been working on this painting for nearly three weeks now. The layering of colours takes time as some layers need to cure for days before the next layers are added. It is from my walk last month through the beautiful Mary Cairncross Rainforest at Maleny. I have started off very lightly with graphite and…
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