Tag: Weather
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Pink Morning, Wet Evening, Cold Night

Before the Sun rises, the sky is dark Trees, silhouetted, looking very stark As the Sun rises, the sky turns pink Sailor’s warning, one would think As the day brightens, the sky starts to clear But the chill in the air doesn’t disappear A cool wind blows, bringing in cloud Rain or snow? We think…
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Storm!

There’s a storm-a-brewin’ out in the Grinds. Heavy, yellow skies, lengthened rumbles of distant thunder, and flashes of sheet lightning kind of give the game away. The shadows seem darker. The air heavier. The rain just a bit wetter. And the wind is almost blowing a gale! The power’s out in the Mansion. I’m typing…
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Fox in the Snow
#WorldWatercolorMonth Day Twentyeight Another quick one as I find myself caught up within the vortex of time… I’ve just grabbed a hold of reality long enough to get this little chap put into watercolour. He’s only small today, due to the vines of time that are latching onto me limb by limb, trying desperately to…
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The Sunny Side of the Street
#WorldWatercolorMonth Day Twenty (Day twenty? Already???!!!) Today’s sploshing of colour takes us into town, on a very quiet morning where everywhere is closed, and the Sun is shining brightly. The long closed-down cinema is directly opposite us, the building earmarked for a trendy nightclub. The bank, the building in the shade on the right of…
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Sunny and Chair
#WorldWatercolorMonth Day Two I just painted this. No pencil sketch beforehand. Just did it. It’s terrible, isn’t it, when you’re… you know… blissfully sunbathing one minute on a scorching hot beach, when suddenly the heavens open, and you find yourself caught in the midst of a torrential downpour. This painting captures the moment just after…