Continuing with my woodland animal theme, I finished my Fox.
For my next painting, I have two photos I really like a squirrel or a stag. The stag is within a landscape, & the squirrel is standing on a fence post. Both involve painting the whole body, so a different challenge, that will push me forwards, as I regain my practice.
Any suggestions dear readers stag or squirrel.
I have a new paint box, & I thought it was time to test it out properly. I really enjoyed painting over the last couple of days, although I’ve realised a finer brush would be nice for adding details such as whiskers.
Continuing with the water colour practice
I thought I would get my paintbox out, after a long while.
Here’s my version of sunrise over Lindesfarne in watercolour. This morning I painted along to Mathew Palmer’s free live workshop from the society for all artists, from the comfort of my own home. Great instructions, easy to follow. Not a bad painting for a couple of hours. They have other previous workshops so I might be tempted to try another.
Yesterday I tried my hand at painting flowers, I have aquired several lovely books on painting flowers. It has given me the chance to buy more paint -yea & I’ be tried my new lift out brushes, I brought some lift out medium to paint on first, but in my haste I forgot to use it! I remembered while trying to lift out the paint.
Trying out those new paints (& some old ones)
I’ve been attempting to be gluten free , it’s been about 3 weeks now, picking my way through what I can eat or not. I am feeling much better for it. Getting the hang of gluten free cooking had been a little hit & miss. Kate from our SAL group helped me out with some recipes to try. Here’s the first result.
One rather yummy coffee cake! I made one change to Kate’s recipe & added chocolate butter icing instead of coffee.
Thanks so much Kate, it was lovely to have real cake.
This painting has been hanging around on my drawing board for a while, waiting for me to do the boats. It’s my first effort at them , although the third one from the top looks like it’s sinking, now I look at it in the photo. Oh well! Perhaps some flowers next as its getting summer like.
Here’s my second watercolour. I attempted some ruins & reflections. Making the reflections was a new technique, dragging a large brush across the paper, I was a little worried but it seems to have worked well.
Today has been a painting day. I’ve had my watercolours out for a change.
Last weekend, I had one of those bugs that go around & completely drain you. I didn’t realise I hadn’t posted my SAL update until later in the week.
LucyAnn &Luna craft 