Saturday, 28 April 2012










My 9 watercolour landscapes, 8x10 in. on watercolour paper. They focus on the change in the landscape over time. I also worked with resist and pen to add the detail.




Watercolour flower study 8 x 10 in. on watercolour paper.
A3 watercolour landscape; study of tree's. Although it does sort of look like a face.
Small watercolour and collage study of flowers. I dislike the shape of the flowers.
Quick pen sketch of flowers combining texture and colour with simple pen lines.
Pen study of the bark on a log.
Watercolour on watercolour paper. Focusing again on water colour flowers. Small pen and watercolour study of flowers to show movement in the grass and petals.


Watercolour on calico. Abstracted pattern "leaf experiment" The watercolour soaked into the fabric which allowed the colours to blend into each other. I added sand to give it texture and a more natural feel.
Reverting back to watercolour. This is a water colour study of the ripple pattern you get on top of water. I felt the acrylic textured work was a useful experiment but that the watercolour work is more effective.


Textured abstracted seascape on A1 canvas, in response to the previous two paintings but not as successful.

Abstracted sea study on canvas roll in acrylic- including texture: crushed up egg shell and sand. 
Abstracted watercolour and acrylic seascape on canvas roll.


Continuous photographs to study the colours and movement of the sea.

Landscape study in watercolour on Watercolour paper.
In this small study I was looking at the colours of different flowers and the movement of the grass in contrast to the block tree trunks that stood in the background. I also wanted to capture a sense of the lucidity of the roots of the flowers and grasses.
8x10in Watercolour and pen abstracted sea scape.





The 3 images from the post below.

Movement


Watercolour and pen on 240 NOT watercolour paper. A5 size. I wanted to capture the movement of the grass and flowers in the wind.
A3 Watercolour and pen observation of dandelions in the wind, quality isn't great because it is done on cheap watercolour. I think it looks like something you would find in a children's book :) BUT it was a quick piece that worked as a starting point for some of my later work.


10 minute pen sketch on rough scrap book paper. This was the start of a composition plan, I like the fact that you can see a house in the distance and the different texture in the roof of the out buildings in comparison the the leaves behind it. 

Sketchbook pencil observation of flowers, with abstracted water colour flowers.

The start.

'And the head said that you always were a queer one from the start 
For careers you say you want to be remembered for your art 
Your obsessions get you known throughout the school for being strange 
Making life-size models of the velvet underground in clay.'