A few weeks ago, we had particularly nice weather. Whenever possible, drawing from real life is great practice to understand proportion, light and create realistic colours. You learn so much more, but it does have its challenges. After I started this painting, the weather took a turn and I had a couple of weeks ofContinueContinue reading “Watercolour Terracotta Pots”
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Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #3
The third in the series! Click here for 1 and here for 2. For each of these I’ve started with a rough sketch. I find it helpful to include little notes to myself. I know I’ve said this before, but I like looking back at the process before a piece is created. The sketch forContinueContinue reading “Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #3”
Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #2
In my last post I mentioned that I wanted to create a series of my mum’s garden. I’ve followed the same steps but tried to spend even more time at the sketch stage. I’ve really enjoyed trying to challenge myself with different perspectives. I have my old art teacher’s voice in my head telling meContinueContinue reading “Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden #2”
Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden
During lockdown I’ve been taking inspiration from what’s around me, namely the garden since that’s the only thing I can see. The weather has also been so nice that sitting outside over the Easter weekend felt like such a treat. The garden was a big part of why we left our London flat before theContinueContinue reading “Watercolour and Pen Suffolk Garden”
Abstract Mount Fuji Landscape
My partner and I love Japan. We went for the first time last March and it was the best trip I’ve ever been on. So much so that we’re planning on going back for our honeymoon. We’ve got a bit of a Japan-inspired interior design theme in our flat (wallpaper, a screen) and it’s somethingContinueContinue reading “Abstract Mount Fuji Landscape”
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