New life

A5

Bockingford Paper

Watercolour

For Sale

 

I started this painting a few years ago and just found it hardly started, I no longer have the cacti and it is my little wooden greenhouse in Spring. 



Leafy Sea Dragon

Watercolour

Hahnemuhle Paper

20 x 50 cm

Gifted

 

After looking at lots of photos of leafy sea dragons, I finally understood what they looked like.  I decided how I wanted mine 'posed' and coloured, having such fun with the wet in wet technique. Leafy sea dragons are endangered fish found in Southern Australian waters.  They grow to 8-10 inches and feed on small crustaceans through it's long pipe-like snout.

 

Ornate Pipefish

Hahnemuhle Paper

20 x 50 cm

Watercolour

For Sale

 

Today, I wanted to paint some more fish.  I chose the subject and painted the pipefish and seaweed, then put in the blue background.  My inspiration colour-wise came from Van Gogh's painting of Still Life with Quince.  There is very little turquoise in this painting though - only on the fish.

Weedy Sea Dragon

Gerstaecker Aquarell Classic Paper

17 x 24 cm

Watercolour

For Sale

 

Close up of Weedy Sea Dragon.  I wanted to experiment with layers of colour.

The white lines in the water representing bubbles created with my first use of masking fluid for years, borrowed from a fellow artist.

Foxgloves

Watercolour

Arches Paper

A5 size

For sale

 

A close up in transparent watercolour including a bee.

My representation of a Summer's Day.