Thursday, 29 April 2010

Slow Technique



Suki commented a couple of posts back, that these water colours that I love to do, most likely take longer to make than looks suggest.

It is true that each section needs to be painted, then dried properly before the next section can be painted. Otherwise the colour will then bleed into the damp section next to it. It then needs to be completely dry before adding more concentrated colour or ink for further decoration. It's possible though, to use a hairdryer to speed things up.

I usually go about housework, cooking, phone calls , sometimes another painting, in between, leaving the artwork out on the kitchen table so I can go back to it easily. It is slow, but I do love this technique, because it seems to suit the art that I make.

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

Time To Smile


After lots of digging around lately, looking for unfinished pieces of mine, I found this watercolour & ink made some months ago. It was actually finished yet somehow left lurking in the drawer. I called it 'Happy Street', which sounds like something just around the corner from Sesame Street! We all want to live there of course!

Just in case you need to smile today......

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Happier Endings

This watercolour fruit design I abandoned midway, thinking I had spoiled it. Today I pulled it out again and re-worked it and I'm happy with the result.


This red tree I also re-worked, deepening the red and green, and by making the flowers more decorative, then finally pasted it in my journal over red crepe paper.


I love happy endings!