I’ve finished my antelope lady painting, I tried to create a look of sheen on her coat and was inspired by the Akhal Teke horses of Turkmenistan, they have a natural metallic sheen which makes them look golden :) I also looked at some paintings by George Stubbs, a master of painting horses. But yes…
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I started working on a new thing..
I was inspired by cave paintings and fantasy elven murals to start this painting of an antelope lady.
New painting – Mongolian Warrior Queen
I’ve finally finished my Mongolian warrior queen painting, it was inspired by an archival image of a queen in full regalia and I imagined that she would get her powers from swirling antler-like balls in her hair. :) I think I have been playing too many video games.. I have added a speed painting video…
Calendar art journal project – October
Hi all :) It’s that time again, I recently completed the October calendar art journal page, where I took an old calendar and painted on top of it :) This months theme is Halloween and gothic. I sketched the gothic window and coloured it with pencils and water-soluble crayons before adding paper cuts :) There…
Work in progress – Mongolian warrior queen
I managed to add a bit more detail to my Mongolian warrior queen painting. It’s been quite interesting painting the drapery and decorations, the dress is supposed to be green silk..
Cornwall trip – September 2015
I spent a lovely 5 days in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, UK the weather was unusually hot and sunny for late September which was just as well as I wanted to spend as much time as possible walking around the coast, arting on the balcony, watching shooting stars over the ocean and rediscovering some old haunts…
Mongolian warrior queen
Hi all, I hope you are good and enjoying the last shreds of summer. I spent last week in sunny Cornwall! it was very mild and summery in the south west of England and I had a fantastic time going on coastal walks, watching shooting stars over the ocean and painting on the balcony. :)…
Calendar Art Journal Project – September
Wow, September is nearly over and I’ve only just managed to complete this month’s calendar art journal page. It was inspired by autumn colours, leaves falling to the ground, that rich golden sunshine that seems to permeate the air at this time of year. I love autumn, it’s a time of change and anticipation for…
Painting a colourful little bird :)
I recently finished painting this little bird on a canvas I found in a new store that opened up nearby. I was inspired to paint it after seeing photos of the Pink Necked Green Pigeon on a nature website. The watch me paint video includes a brief trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum in…
Watercolour sketch
I recently finished a Life Book 2015 watercolour sketch, I had great fun making this as I hardly ever use my watercolours and pencils. But will try to do so more in future. I also made a fast forward video, and started a canvas painting of a Pink Necked Green Pigeon :)
