Magic fish

Watercolour

Arches paper

A5 approx.

 

This week's theme was sea life; my fish happens to have no body and swims very happily in a bed of fuzzy anemones' - just like magic.

Big Splash

Watercolour paper 300g

A4 size

Mixed Media

for sale

Here is the painting I completed at home.  The rocks have an orange seaweed on them and limpets, I loved the deep blue rock pools.  This big splash was extremely messy to do, so glad I did it outside.  The grass now has a nice sprinkling of white paint.

Seaweed and splash

Mixed Media

Watercolour paper 300g

A3

for sale

 

Mixed Media

Watercolour paper 300g
A4

for sale

 

I met with some artists from Ely Art Society yesterday to paint "splashes" with Valerie Orchard.  She showed us her sea paintings incorporating splashes, put out a large selection of photographs of sea, rocks, splashes, seaside and basically left us to it. 

 

I chose a couple for inspiration, a seaweed covered rock and a view of the coast.  The large painting was stuck onto a table because I didn't have a board big enough so I stood up to paint these.  It was nice to be able to paint in a loose and expressive way.  Putting on the splash was the hardest part, getting it to behave!  I did ask for advice here and there and we all created such different work.

 

Before I left, I started another one which is being completed at home.  I've already put on the splash and ended up with paint everywhere, it is so tempermental.  I'm not used to messy art!

Serenade

Mixed media



Langdon Prestige 100% Cotton

12x9 inches

For Sale

 

This very nearly got thrown away.  I persevered, tried something new and ended up loving it. 

Funny how you have an idea in your head and it takes some time to get there.

 

Seashore still life 2

Watercolour
For Sale

Claw sketch

Mixed media sketch

Seashore still life 1

Mixed Media
Framed
For Sale

Beach Hut Beauty

Mixed media

Hahnemuhle 20x50cm

Sold

An interpretation of Gwen Smith's kitchen in a classic painted shaker style.

Sunset Wall Ride

Hello World!  Here is my very first painting of choice. 

Mixed media
Dixon Art Board size 10x10
Gifted

Thanks to HMAN, Bertie Buck and Sarah Ruff for the inspirational photo, and also to Chris Dixon of Dixon Art Boards http://dixonartboards.wordpress.com/