Category: Nature
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Turbulence and Light
Today’s painting for #WorldWatercolorMonth is a colourful painting of water. And a lighthouse in a storm. I’ve also had a little fun with the lighthouse theme, as just before posting this I wrote the previous Wordle post, based again on a lighthouse. Well, why not? There were some challenges with this painting, which, I’ve decided,…
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Wordle: Lighthouse
Brutally painted cream and white Sure to be seen on any night Reflective walls and lamp so bright To face a storm, but a welcome sight. Waves crash with their attacks and flees Amid constant scorn and destructive needs Churning water flows and bleeds In poetic rhythm masked deadly deeds. Skin saved once more amid…
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Cheetah! Cheater!
OK. I’ve digitally enhanced the header image. There, I’ve said it. I had to. The eyes didn’t look right otherwise,and they just needed that little bit of an added zing. The images below are all untouched, as they are on the watercolour paper. This is my next version of an ATC/ACEA, presented for #WorldWatercolorMonth. A…
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Oh Baby; You Baboon!
Today’s painting for #WorldWatercolorMonth has been fraught by problems. I found a photo on line of a cute baby baboon, pencilled the outline on a piece of watercolour paper (measuring 2.5 X 3.5 inches, as this is another version of an ATC/ACEO), and then left it to one side. And instead of saving myself a…
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A White Elephant In The Room?
I didn’t get chance to do a watercolour painting yesterday, although I did try. I attempted some roses, so imagine if you will a painting of something that looks like misshapen tomato sculptures at best, or fat red cabbages at worst. Hence it wasn’t posted, and will never see the light of day ever again.…
