painting – Page 7 – The Consulting Artist

Learning to Paint – Clover Flower

After struggling with trying to capture a landscape earlier in the day, I spotted a tiny clover flower on the way back from the pub in Braunton. In a case of one extreme to another I had a go at painting the flower when we got back to camp. It was raining when I painted this so I had to get a shift on, I think this attempt took me about two minutes start to finish.

Learning to Paint – Croyde Bay

I’ve been away near Croyde for the weekend with a big group of friends. In between beers I had a go at trying to paint the landscape. This is a view towards the bayside painted on the beach. It was a blowy day and the picture, paints and other stuff kept flying around. It was almost impossible to mix colours on the plastic plate I’d brought with me (yup that kept flying away too), and I think I need to buy some….grassier greens.

There’s a lot I don’t like about this picture though some of the folks I was away with were very encouraging about it. I found it very difficult to capture something so….big, I’m hoping things will improve as I gain confidence.

Learning to Paint – Lavender Jug

The holiday is over, the postcards all sent. I enjoyed making the cards and so I’ve decided to continue this painting experiment. I hope it will be interesting to see how it unfolds and as people pass by I hope to receive feedback on my efforts and maybe suggestions for improvement too. Here is a still life I painted yesterday using water colours on water colour paper. It’s a jug full of lavender with an apple beside it. Damn thing looks too much like a tomato for my liking! I’m pleased with the shape of the jug and the general shading and I enjoyed mixing colours for the lavender.