Blog: nature
Exploring Watercolour Pencils
I have used watercolour pencils before when on holidays. No mess, easy to pack, travel well, and easier for traveling than the wet watercolour palette box. I’ve always loved sketching, so the sketching aspect appeals to me, especially being able to hone in on detail. They can also be used with a shading technique to…
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Wintery Mists Rising
So, so happy to be a selected exhibiter in the ‘Solstice’ Exhibition opening today, Saturday 1st July, at Aspire Gallery. A themed exhibition featuring artists from around Australia. My artwork: Wintery Mists Rising – 91.4cms square, and is painted on custom-made beautiful stretched Belgian linen. Painted from my own photos when on a sunrise drive…
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Lazy, Hazy Summertime
Lazy, Hazy Summertime – acrylic on stretched linen 61 cm (Width) x 91.5 cm (Height) x 3.5 cm (Depth). Created from a phone photo while taking a late afternoon walk in the Dandenongs while holidaying down there. Some images of the work in progress are in a previous Blog post: 2023/04/05/wips/ A big ‘Thank You’…
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Painting Flowers
The Templates and Instructions below are now available as FREE downloads. Please Note: some contact information and links may now be disconnected. The Painting Flowers eBook includes templates for tracing, your painting requirements list and illustrated instructions. Designed to assist creativity and enjoyment for all. The painting can be worked as an individual hobby or…
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Summertime
This grassy/daisies/hillside painting is created from my phone snaps during a late afternoon walk at Ferny Creek, in the beautiful Dandenong’s Victoria, during our interstate holidays last Christmas. I have thoroughly loved dreaming back to that lazy summertime stroll through the pretty and happy, landscape. This artwork is Exclusive to Bluethumb Gallery. More information is…
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