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 flowers in a green and red fantasy background using positive and negative painting technique.
I had great fun painting this semi abstract mixture of Autumn leaves. I used a lot the negative painting technique. Marina from the Hangar Art Centre gave me one of the pictures she had to work on. Autumn leaves was the theme of the day. I started with an outline of some of the leaves and then I just made up the others without planning… The end result is completely different from the picture..and I hope you like it !
This is going to be my Xmas card for this year in Valbonne with Father Xmas serving a Xmas pudding to one of his customers.
When the weather is sunny people have lunch outside even in winter !
I will have this design printed in a postcard format (with envelope) which will be available for sale at the English Book Centre in Valbonne from next week.
I had fun testing the elegant writer pen doing a painting of a dog inspired by Karlyn Holman. This pen gives 2 colours when you apply water once your drawing is done.
Watercolour can be used as well as pure water to mix different colours with this special ink.
More inspiration from my snapshots in Brittany last Summer : the buoys in the water on the shoreline and in the water make nice coloured dots in this seascape and the rocks are just simply beautiful .The stone tower with its flags provides us with a good counterchange to the light on the horizon.
I bought this beautiful pumpkin because it had a wonderful orange pattern contrasting with its blackish peel. I added rose hips for the composition and set up this still life on a marble bistro table top to add more texture. With Halloween approaching , this pumpkin could be carved into a lantern, but it is so nice to look at that I will keep it as it is !
This is a commissioned painting as a farewell present for someone ‘s friend leaving Valbonne.
I went to the Cafe des Arcades as an incognito tourist taking pictures of the friend in question while she was having a drink at one of the tables. This friend did not know me so could not have guessed why I was around taking photos. It was such fun and exciting !
The painting will be a total surprise as a gift and will go to Australia!
I hope this sunny scene will trigger happy memories of some good time spent with friends in the buzzing village of Valbonne.
In the past year I have done other commissioned paintings one of which went to Singapore. I am so pleased that my watercolours find homes all over the world!
As I was working on the yellow roses painting last week, I was totally absorbed by the subject and did not noticed my husband taking this picture!
A beautiful still life was set up on the table at the Hangar last week. Here is the result. I limited my palette and kept the yellow of the roses as a dominant colour to be repeated throughout the painting. At the end I added a fallen leaf as I felt there was an imbalance in the weight of the composition.Was it a good idea ?….
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