A larger format which I prefer working in allows me the opportunity to use broader brushes and silicone blades as well as a variety of larger palette knives. When painting flowers I tend to use a permanent rose ground colour. I particularly love how this bright pink red is muted when covered, but still creates…
Tag: roses
End of summer
Painted in thick painterly strokes using brushes, palette knives and silicon blades and shapers.
A little pair
A commission to hang as a pair. These little squares are acrylic on canvas – 20 cm X 20 cm
Bucket of Brilliance
Sometimes my MiniARTure squares become a plan for a bigger painting like it did for a “Bucket of Brilliance”.
Ice cream parlour roses
This little 30 cm X 30 cm square reminded me of a vintage ice-cream parlour with its polka dots and pastel colours.
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…