Tag: Watercolour
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The Carved Man

Earlier this year, I went for a walk through the woods that surround the local dam, and I stumbled across this chap, who was remarkably camouflaged until I was right upon him: Carved in an old tree, I wondered if he was there to welcome visitors or ward off any unwelcome spirits. Tonight, with hardly…
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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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Not Quite Julie Newmar

To be honest, it isn’t Julie Newmar at all. It’s another person at that Comic Book Convention we went to a few days ago, where we met Batgirl. This time, we have Catwoman to contend with. Catwoman from the 1960s. I’m loving these trips to the Sixties. I wonder if we’ll find anybody else there?…
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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.…