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Everyday MiniARTures
Daily MiniARTures painted from 2 August 2021 to 8 August 2021
Custom black
Most artists have their favourite custom black mix. I have two custom mixes. One is Burnt Umber and Ultramarine blue. This black can be mixed as a cool black (with the addition of more Ultramarine blue) or a warmer black (with more Burnt umber). When mixed with white it gives you an amazing selection of…
In honour of Spring
They are named “mock-orange” in reference to their flowers, which look somewhat similar to those of oranges and lemons at first glance, and smell of orange flowers and jasmine. They tend to like colder climates so I have to rely on photos of my Mom’s garden, arrangements of mock orange blossoms and childhood memories to conjour…
Everyday MiniARTures
Daily MiniARTures painted from 28 July 2021 to 25 July 2021
Plush peonies
Peonies are beautiful, opulently sumptuous and lush. The peony is generally symbolic of love, honour, happiness wealth, romance, and beauty. But did you know that peonies of different colours represent different emotions? Pink is the most popular of the colours and represent romance and are seen in many cultures as a symbol of good luck and prosperity. A pink peony bouquet represents riches…
Snapdragon mania
There is a slurry of snapdragons unfolding here in the art studio. I am so enjoying manipulating dollops of gloopy paint onto painted stems to resemble little snapdragon heads.
Natures colour
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”– Audrey Hepburn
Painterly palette
My work the last while has been moving in a more painterly direction relying more on colour, texture and stroke to express form. Using a palette knife and colour shapers have made this a natural progression in my work. Detail now needs to be simplified, and alternative solutions found to creating shape rather than using…
My blue period…
Jar #1 Acrylic on canvas 30 X 42 cm Blue and white is one of those classic combinations that I will never tire of. My passion for collecting dragons led me too illustrative ceramics where dragons are found curling around and leaping from the beautifully illustrated jars. Most of the Far Eastern ceramics, especially the…
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