Water Colour – Page 13 – The Consulting Artist

Learning to Paint – Sunny Splashes

I spent a sunny weekend in the garden up to my elbows in weeds. In between times I managed to grab a few minutes to throw some paint at some paper, whilst enjoying a sneaky beer of course! These four cards emerged, just reflections of a sunny day …

I spent a sunny weekend in the garden up to my elbows in weeds. In between times I managed to grab a few minutes to throw some paint at some paper, whilst enjoying a sneaky beer of course!

These four cards emerged, just reflections of a sunny day and some of the colours currently in our garden.

The cards were posted to friends..

Learning to Paint – Dying to See You

I was up very early this morning and having a go at tidying the office, man I’m so punk rock these days. I found a pile of bereavement cards sent to the family when Dad died. I stopped to read them and began to miss him. A lot. Then I spotted some…

Then I spotted something on Facebook that Neil Morrison had written about spending some inspiring time with visually impaired folk. My Granpa was blind and I do some work with sight loss charities so Neil’s comment resonated with me.

This sketch emerged from my morning’s ponderings. I guess it’s a mixture of bereavement, blindness, and a little of me too.

Learning to Paint – Twee Tree

I was staring out of the window at Friend’s House earleir this week looking at this tree. It stood out because it had much less greenery on it that the other trees and plants round about, so I sketched it. I think this is an awful picture. The col…

I was staring out of the window at Friend’s House earlier this week looking at this tree. It stood out because it had much less greenery on it that the other trees and plants round about, so I sketched it.

I think this is an awful picture. The colours, proportions, everything feels wrong. In an attempt to capture realism I’ve done this poor tree no justice whatsoever. With hindsight I wonder if I might have tried to frame the tree in the window I was looking from. I’ll have another go next time I’m in the area but for now, this will serve as a useful ‘how not to’ reminder.