meldrum artI managed to squeeze a watercolour into my lunch break last Monday. It took 30 minutes, I am pretty happy with the result considering the time-window. I used Fabriano Artisico GF, 300g/m2 and it’s 14 x 20 cm in size.
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| View from Stadshuset (The Town Hall) 14 x 20 cm |
Italian watercolour paper company, Fabriano have a block of ready made postcards to paint and send to your nearest and dearest. Here are two I painted last week, one to my mother in law, thanking her for my present, a shirt and the flowers I sent to my mother, lots of plus-points received.
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| Watercolour postcards |
I completed this watercolour tonight. I used an “eye of the storm” photo I took during my kayak trip as a reference. The boat came from a postcard that I have on my wall, close to my desk.
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| North of Finnhamn. Fabriano Artistico GF, 300g/m2. 38 x 28cm |
A little A5 watercolour from my holiday on Kökar, Åland which is located west of Finland.
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| Kökar, Åland – A5 Fabriano Artistico GF 300g/m2 |
Roses are red…
… and my face was even redder trying to capture the beauty of this flower.
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| Brittany Rose |
Like most people I find losing control uncomfortable. In order to re-school myself I feel the need to let go and see what happens. I think the result of this letting go can be exciting but not always pretty. A few years ago I would never have painted like this, messy, sloppy and careless. I find the process of personal – development so interesting.
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| Stockholm Town Hall – A4ish Arches Rough 300g/m2 |
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| Stockholm Town Hall – A4ish Arches Rough 300g/m2 |
I returned to Kungsträgården, the park in central Stockholm to paint a café scene one more time. I was less successful than the previous attempt and I know why. The main figure is too much in the centre of the composition and the brush strokes feel hesitant. I understand my failings these days, so at least that is a step in a forward direction.
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| Kungsträgården 20140805 |
The weather here in Stockholm has been amazingly warm, it feels like the Mediterranean! This watercolour sketch was done while I was on my way home from work yesterday. I stopped in the city square called, Kungsträgården and painted the café-life I saw in front of me.
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| Kungsträgården café, 20140803 |
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| Geranium impressions 20140720 |