Animals

Animals, animals and more animals….

Bramble roses

Once the background had been painted a variety of greens were added to represent the dense tangled foliage of the bramble roses. Palette knives are symmetric, with no sharpened cutting edge, and often have a slight crank between the handle and the blade. The one I am using in the above short clip is one of my favourites….

An arrangement of lilacs

Lilacs – Acrylic on 300gsm paper, 30 cm X 42 cm These close-ups show how the delicate watercolour droplets give an illusion of the delicate lilac buds and add to the delicate composition of the flower arrangement in spite of the heavy textured application of paint. Thick, textured paint is applied with a combination of…

A rose bowl of memories

Flowers have been an integral part of my life and as a result my choice of subject matter and a recurring theme in my work. Even after exploring other subject matter such as landscapes, and portraiture I always returned to flowers, which are a constant in my life, and a continuous choice of subject to…