Parrots are such colourful birds that I cannot resist to paint one and add fun facts about them.
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My little poney
I did this little poney on a piece of paper which was my test paper for colours before painting. I loved the random colour combination and I saw the shape of a horse/poney in one of the blobs. I used a pen to outline what I was seeing and gave some movement in the treatment of the line…my little poney was born…
Pinson /chaffinch
Pinson is a bird’s name which is so cute and so popular that it has been used as a street name around France. I just came accross one of them recently and it was the inspiration for today’s entry in my watercolour journal.
Scottish visitors
Our friends from Scotland are coming to visit us which reminds me of the Scottish wilderness …its magnificent landscapes and the famous Highland cows . They are probably Scotland’s most iconic creatures as they are so amazing and impressive. After the wee and cute Easter chicks I did in my previous post, I just wanted to paint something radically different in my sketchbook and here it is…..
Happy Easter
Little chicks hatching. I can’t think of a better symbol for new life and cheerfulness which are for me what Easter is about. I wish you a great celebration and for the young and not so young a succesful egg hunt!
Easter is coming
From my stitched home made sketchbook a bit of Easter flavour….
Aperitif in Lourmarin, Provence
I was in Lourmarin in Provence on Sunday going to “the Carnet de Provence show” with 45 artists presenting their wonderful illustrated journals with mixed media and watercolour. What a treat to meet all these very talented international artists and their fabulous work. I met my Facebook friend Christian Couteau and enjoyed the fact that at last I could look at his carnets de voyage and meet in person the great artist !
I returned from this show so uplifted that I hought the best way to keep a souvenir from this great outing was to make my own illustrated page on a journal that I made myself with quality watercolour paper and hand sown pages too.
I chose Lourmarin castle and a bottle of pastis as a symbol of the good life in Provence..Cheers !
