Category: People
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It IS Lynda!
So, at long last, I can reveal who it was in my portrait that never was. But before I go on, however, just a quick word about the history. Although I have only recently started painting in watercolour, many years ago, I used to create my own caricatures of folk. I used to draw what…
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Eye Hopes
#WorldWatercolorMonth Day Fifteen Remember the portrait of the superstar I painted the other day? The one that looks nothing like the person it should be but very similar to someone else? Please note I’m naming no names; and I’m still not. I’m building myself up to the big reveal at the end of the month,…
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Them Watching Us
#WorldWatercolorMonth Day Fourteen Another quick one that took far longer than I’d anticipated… and it’s a good job that not all of the seats are full yet, otherwise it would have taken even longer. A quick sketch with my India Ink pen, and then a few random sploshes of watercolour pencil, brushed not shaded, brought…
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All Smiles
#WorldWatercolorMonth Day Seven I stand before the entire world naked. Well, not literally the whole world (seven bloggers), and not exactly naked in the true sense of the word, but during this #WorldWatercolorMonth of July that’s how it feels. I’m new to watercolour painting… yes, I’ve painted during schooldays millennia ago, but haven’t done it…
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Wordle: Snagged
The elegant lady Crossed the ground Through the long grass And plants that were found Right by the edge To the end of the lawn Only to get snagged on a stalk And then all forlorn A free ride was in order As she stumbled and fell And licked the wet soil With a sharp…
The Mansionic Perspective 