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

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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

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A close up in transparent watercolour including a bee.

My representation of a Summer's Day.

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.

Pesky Pigeons

Watercolour

Arches Paper

A5 size

 

I couldn't resist this serious looking statue with his pigeons and poop. 

A little bit of light hearted fun back in the Autumn term of EWW, we were supposed to be painting windmills but I rebelled.

Roses perfect happiness

Arches paper 50 x 50 cm

Watercolour

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So the story of the roses painting is nearing an end. I am planning to get some prints created of the final image once I'm happy with it.  I have loved every minute of this painting.  It has many happy memories for me of trips out, a sunny summer, conversations and friends.



Leaves going in

Today I added the last flowers and lots of leaves.  Working away at it slowly and considering where more leaves and darks should go.  Pondering over the ribbons, their shape, colour and positioning.  The one in the middle is where I want it, the others may change.