Tag Archives: Watercolour
Light washes of pastel shades , where washes are allowed to run into each other.23 rd May 2017
An impression of a jug of bluebells…in rain!
16th May 2017
Another attempt at an abstract bluebell wood !
Again worked up from a sketch completed earlier in the day.
10th May 2017
The wild bluebell wood……………………………
a fleeting impression……. an abstract glimpse of the wood.
worked up from the sketch book completed in the wood itself, use of wax to give movement.
7th May 2017
delicate bluebell flowers….that vivid ultramarine blue with magenta splash………………………………..
a light wash over pencil line.
The more you look at the bluebells the more tones of different blues you can see.
2nd March 2017
A summer memory of my last garden; I had a large redcurrent bush, that flowered profusely, and my favourite rose Rennie Macintosh……………..stunning together in the French bottle.
a free loose technique of capturing stunning flowers and still life.
27th February 2017
Mr. Darcy going for a snooze !!
A quick pencil and wash sketch.I used wax resist to suggest his paler fur colouring.
13th February 2017
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Mr. Darcy (the big black greyhound ) always on the end of his red extended lead….still with his posh check coat on !!!!
This quick sketch was done as a line drawing then, washes added at the end… working fast to capture a moving dog !!
Lady Boo Boo relaxing on the floral cushions… this pencil sketch was a fast one; in order to capture the line of her sleek body…a wash of light colour was then applied.
Lady Boo Boo on the French tapestry cushion !! a mix of watercolour and colour pencils.