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| Happy Christmas 2020 Watercolour on Paper 7.5cm x 7.5cm (3" x 3") |
Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for 2021
May We All Be Safe, Healthy and Happy
Sunday 20 December 2020
Sunday 13 December 2020
Sand
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| Maldivian Beach Scene Watercolour and Ink on Paper 26cm x 18cm (10" x 7") |
Sand is the second topic in the Earth Textures chapter of Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor by Claudia Nice.
Claudia suggests sand can be represented with damp washes textured with spatter and stippling. The important thing is to keep everything light.
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| British Beach Scene Mixed Media on Paper 34cm x 44.5cm (13.5" x 17.5") |
The British beach scene was inspired by a tile in our recently refurbished bathroom. I was lying in the bath and all the tiles containing horizontal lines conjured up imaginary landscapes - which was the first lesson in Drawing and Painting the Landscape by Philip Tyler (see Drawing and Painting the Landscape - The Evocation of Memory).
This painting had a difficult beginning. After the initial washes, I could see potential in the sky, but the sea and beach seemed beyond redemption. I painted over them with white acrylic gesso and started afresh. The second attempt looked better, but then I made the mistake of drawing around some rocks in the foreground with dark acrylic ink. The result was dreadful. I diluted the poison slightly by incorporating the lines into deep shadows, but in the end the only solution was to crop them out. Every painting is a lesson.
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