NEGATIVE PAINTING - LAVA FLOW The first of two new negative watercolour paintings. This one wasn't as successful as I'd hoped, and was actually only partially negative! The idea came from a neurographic art piece I saw online, which made me think of flowing volcanic lava. I also added some boiling mud, but…
CAT FEEDING UPDATE Ruby being sick Since my blog post just after we bought a puzzle bowl for Ruby, to slow her down as she eats, she has not been sick once. This bowl is really working, so we are very pleased. They are now eating at the same speed and finishing together,…
NEGATIVE PAINTING - HEXAGONS ...with a couple of stray octagons which crept in unawares! A new negative watercolour After a disastrous false start which really didn't work, I turned the paper over and started again. This negative painting is of simple hexagon shapes, with the darker layers having smaller shapes to give the…
ONLINE ART COURSE - THE LANDSCAPE CHALLENGE PART 3, AND LILY THE TELLY ADDICT For parts 1 and 2 of this challenge, please see my blog posts here and here. The completion of the Landscape Challenge! This has been the most fun project to do, and I am more than happy with the…
ONLINE ART COURSE - THE LANDSCAPE CHALLENGE PART 2, AND RUBY HAS BEEN HELPING For Part 1, please go here. I have been working on the actual landscape, and have completed the initial drawing and the painting. The initial drawing Just as a reminder, here is my reference photo, of the gardens of…
ONLINE ART COURSE - THE LANDSCAPE CHALLENGE PART 1 Plans, and the initial stages We are approaching the end of the landscapes module on the course, and the current project is the self-directed challenge. We are to create a landscape using at least two different media, from one of the reference photos provided,…
TWO ART PIECES FRAMED Some time ago I visited an online picture framing site and added a couple of pictures to my gallery there. You can upload a photo of your picture and then customise the frame and mount. In the preview window, your picture will show up with the frame of your…
ONLINE ART COURSE - CAMPER VAN IN A DESERT LANDSCAPE We are now approaching the end of the landscapes module, with only the self-directed challenge to go. This is proving to be a great module to do, although I didn't enjoy the first one (the clouds in graphite). This particular project was worked…
SHOSHIVILLE BY MOONLIGHT - NEGATIVE WATERCOLOUR HOUSES I have been planning to do a quirky houses negative painting for a while, and made a collection of drawings in my designs and patterns book for reference. This drawing was quite a complicated one to do, and I hit one or two roadblocks along the…
QUIRKY HOUSES AND A GREEDY CAT UPDATE Quirky houses Rhodia designs and patterns book I have an A4-sized Rhodia notebook with squared paper, 80 gsm. Although it is thin, the quality is better than your average printer paper; it has quite a smooth surface and it is very good for drawing. I use…
