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 :)
New painting: The Goddess Morrigan
I painted the Celtic goddess Morrigan as part of a Life Book lesson on mythical beings, she is a shape shifting goddess who can appear as a crow or with a crow. I also made a speed paint video below.
Morning Walks – Dragons or Griffins?
I’ve been walking between Charing Cross train station in London and my workplace since February, initially as part of a health kick it has now become a habit that I look forward to every week day. Mostly because of the rich history of the area as depicted in the many styles of architecture and architectural…
Calendar Art Journal Project – August
I was about to throw away a wall calendar when I thought, hmm this would make a really good art journal once I’ve added gesso to the pages. So here is the first page of my calendar art journal project and time-lapse video. Why not play along too, with an old calendar of your own…
New – Fairy Fawn Painting
I finally finished my cute little fairy fawn painting, I couldn’t decided whether it was male or female so decided to make it both. I used lots of different products but mainly Golden fluid acrylics, Neocolor water soluble crayon, system 3 acrylic, FW Acryclic ink, pastel pencils etc etc. I also made a fast forward…
Nearly finished my fairy fawn..
I’ve nearly finished my cute fairy fawn painting, I just need to add a few more small details to the face and background. I’ve been filming a video fast forward of the process too. :)
Phloem 