News

Grab Your Cameras

I love this time of year and I'm betting you do too. The perfect time for a walk in nature with a camera. Come join me.

From laying down my base of light yellows I have moved to glazing in orange and red tones. These are beginning to create a sense of depth. Using darker greens I have begun to define the shaggy petal shapes. My next step will be to develop the shadows and details in both the flower and leaves. Using two different methods- adding more reds and oranges as well as yellows compliment, purple. Doing this will help finish to bringing this flower to life.   My next step, to finish the glass vase and show you the finished product!!! So stay tuned...

  I've chosen to feature this single bloom. Hiding it's centre behind its golden petals it has a shy sort of character. With my drawing completed I begin laying in the palest yellow pigment. The light in this painting is coming from the left. I will be glazing on multiple layers of a variety of yellows to bring out it's sunny nature. Placing the darkest shades on the left away from the light.    Next I add the dark centre thereby setting up the rest of my values for the whole piece. I create a purpleish brown pigment. I place...

After capturing a good quality closeup photo of this amazing bloom. I draw out my work and begin.Rules about working light to dark or dark to light are there to be adapted.Often I just work outward from my focal area.Setting up the highly detailed centre of interest in this piece is done by using deeppurple based pinks. As purple is the compliment or opposite of yellow,these colours create a colour vibration that draws the eye.  I am known for using glazes (clear transparent layers) one on top of the other. I can use up forty layers of pigment, building one...

Squishing out rich vibrant colour on my pallet, creating exciting new hues to describe my latest inspiration are all valid reasons for my obsession. My love of design, the arrangement of shapes; as I strive tell a story. Each of these are challenges that keep most artists involved in creating. Today I was reminded of some other very special reasons.   A bit distracted with tasks at hand I answered the phone. A voice I had not heard for over fourteen years was testing my memory. Did I remember him the elderly man enquired? Of course, Rocky. He and his...