Simple lines and a bit of mixed media magic, it is just a dream…
Author Agnès McLaughlin
Angel of patience
This angel is particularly strong and I feel it is waiting for something. Patience came to mind as I was struggling to take a good picture of it so it was definitively a good name! I used a lot of texture in this painting and lines are a major element of design.
Angel of mixed media
I created a textured background for this angel and tried to glue bits of tin foil. . The problem with this type of painting is how to render the shiny effect with a camera. A possible solution is to hold the painting at a certain angle which allows the shiny medium to show through otherwise you get a very flat and disappointing result.
Once upon a time…
Christmas is a magical time for children. Why not add a good traditional story book under the Xmas tree. No need for computer graphics to be transported to the rich and colourful world of the imagination !
Peacock in the night
A mysterious peacock seems to dominate this moonlit scene…the tree itself is wondering why that beautiful bird decided to rest on one of its branches. It is probably the beginning of a fairytale….
Butterfly and angel
The butterfly with its magnificent and yet short life, reminds us to enjoy the here and now.
I certainly enjoyed painting it. When I started to do the layers for the background, I saw the shape of and angel playing the trumpet appearing in the upper left hand corner. I accentuated its contour with watercolour crayons and added a few stars… Christmas is in the air !
Blue green Dragonfly
Dragonflies start to grow in water and then move into the air and fly. I like very much the symbolism of this insect .It represents metamorphosis and transformation. It could symbolise changes needed in our life in order to reach our full potential. On the more mundane level, I used watercolours and inks to achieve the shimmering aspect on the wings and body. The change here is about using mixed media and not just watercolour…the start of a new adventure.
Autumnal wreath on a wooden panel
Soon people will start to hang beautiful wreaths outside their entrance door to welcome the advent season. Time for me to do the same by painting one.
I liked particularly the colours of this Autumnal wreath taken from a reference photo and chose to use them plus a bit of crimson to paint the wood panel behind. I put some gesso onto the watercolour paper to obtain the wood grain effect and applied several layers of watercolour washes . I originally thought of putting in the middle something Christmassy like a snowman but after second thoughts, the contrast of the sleek leaves with the grainy wood looked interesting enough and it would have been to heavy to add something else. So here you are …. a simple wreath of golden leaves on a wood panel.
Xmas tree angel
While I was applying different washes on some watercolour paper and without preliminary drawing, I could see the outline of an angel appearing through the layers. So to make it more readable I emphasized its contour by painting it negatively .Then all I had to do was to add the branches of a fir tree and a bauble to finish off the Xmas theme. I like the somewhat stylized shape of this angel which makes it special and different from the traditional looking ones..
Blue green floral impression
Blue flowers in a green and red fantasy background using positive and negative painting technique.
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