I want to push the boundaries of what is possible with Watercolour during July. These are not finished pieces but a journey of discovery! I’ve come to love text in images. This is a view of Warwick castle. It’s also a picture of my new toy, a Lyra water soluble graphite stick. In watercolour weContinue reading “Burst”
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Raspberry?
I’ve decided to completely ignore the Raspberry prompt today! This is a complete experiment using a very random technique that I picked up from a youtube video entitled – Got PAINTERS BLOCK? Try this 5 MINUTE Loose Watercolor Landscape Painting Exercise, Lots of Fun! I’m beginning to get excited about this project now. I wasContinue reading “Raspberry?”
Diversion
The World Watercolour Month idea belongs to Charlie O’Shields and you can find all the prompts to inspire paintings on the Doodlewash website. Day 2 Diversion I’ve gone very ‘off piste’ on this prompt and I am beginning to think I may deviate for the rest of the month. I love to experiment and IContinue reading “Diversion”
Welcome to my world of watercolour month
I started out as a devout Water-colourist. Refusing to use black, leaving highlights instead of using white paint and generally having a miserable time with a medium that can’t be tamed! Day 1 Prompt – Sunlit. I try to harmonise my paintings these days, starting with an all over wash and then choosing to darkenContinue reading “Welcome to my world of watercolour month”
#CFWeek
I originally wrote this story when I was annoyed! I was tried of the isolation that had been imposed on me at hospital by infection control measures. I was born in the 70’s with ‘low-fat, high protein’ diets and the mortality age of someone with CF (Cystic Fibrosis) was 21. This story is the trainContinue reading “#CFWeek”
Wonky Roofs and Tudor Frames
I sketched my first time with Urban Sketchers Reading in Wokingham at the weekend. I’ve driven, walked, and dined in Wokingham many times and I thought I knew the town. What surprised me was the variety of architecture and what inspired me was the wonky roof lines and the Tudor frames. The group met outsideContinue reading “Wonky Roofs and Tudor Frames”
Morning Regime
This is another idea I am working on to create a finished collage image of some boats I saw at Tresaith, in Wales. I’m using collage papers that I have made by printing on newspaper and then tearing to shape. The boat and block coloured paper are children’s sugar paper which has become a trademarkContinue reading “Morning Regime”
Of alley ways
This is one of my favourite alley ways in Saundersfoot, it’s the one that leads to the first tunnel through the rocks coming out of Saundersfoot, heading to Wiseman’s bridge. It leads though to a carpark and Coppet Hall Beach. The lovely lampposts are littered along the route, which follows the path of the oldContinue reading “Of alley ways”
Another week, another round of Doodlewash
Sometimes it’s easier than others with the doodlewash prompts. Clip was the prompt – and this is a bulldog clip. When we used to use paper and store documents you would always grab a Bulldog clip. I wonder how many of todays children would even recognise this item! Everything was paper and notebooks when IContinue reading “Another week, another round of Doodlewash”
Rosebuds
This weeks prompts from Doodlewash, could not be further away from my comfort zone of prompts! I’m not a big flower painter and I envy people who can make flowers look beautiful. I almost tried a botanical watercolour course but level of detail was too much for me to fathom. Botanical painters, who build upContinue reading “Rosebuds”
