Watercolour Challenge – Painting using a Limited Colour Palette
This month I set myself a watercolour challenge. I came up with the idea while I was out on a walk in nature – quite spontaneously, really. It sounded fun (and turned out to be). The idea was to paint a scene with a limited colour palette. Just four colours to start...
Reworking an Old Painting – Salt And Vinegar Chips (Frog’s Bucket List)
I have been reworking an old painting for my Frog’s Bucket List ‘Summer Holiday’ book which I’m still hoping to release later this year. I’ll explain my thoughts and reasons as I go along. It’s actually one of many earlier paintings that I will be reworking but I...
Brusho Paintings with Watercolour and Pen
This month I’ve been exploring Brusho powders and how they can enhance pen and watercolour paintings. I use Brusho a lot in my mixed media artwork (see my last post where I use it to create artwork inspired by my garden). By the way, this is not a sponsored post – I’m...
La Grenouillère by Renoir and a Watercolour Study
I keep looking at Renoir’s painting La Grenouillère. It gives me holiday vibes. Maybe it’s just the few glimpses of sun we’ve had here in the UK this March – the promise of summer to come. I’ve decided to try something a bit different with this painting study. For a...My Art Blog
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