Today we were at the Tayside Classic Car Club show at Errol. A beautiful day with some threatening clouds. This orange VW campervan caught my eye and I just had to sketch and paint it. These vehicles always put a smile on my face as they are so cute and practical.
I was looking out the window at the flowers in the garden and noticed how nice they were looking. I decided to get out my watercolours and do a painting. A family of Great Tits were being fed by the parents just in the tree behind me. I had to turn to watch them.
On Sunday we went to Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve and saw the most amazing views. The colour of the water was jewel like. I did a quick sketch looking down to the sea. There was lots of sea birds which we got quite close to.
At the weekend we went on a trip in our campervan to Stonehaven. On the morning we were leaving I set up my materials and worked a very quick sketch of these boats in the quiet harbour. With my neocolours set out beside me I attracted the interest of a male mallard duck. He was sure the wax crayons were some kind of food. He came really close just to investigate. That is the fun of painting outside there is usually something interesting happening that makes it very memorable.
I did a really quick sketch at the edge of the windy cliffs at Portpatrick. The photo shows a picture of me at work with my lovely Neocolor wax pastels. As you can see they are brand new!! Later I applied water with a brush to the wax pastels as they are water soluable. This brings out the colours and allows them to flow and give the appearance of a watercolour. I am just getting the feel for using these pastels but they are good for working outdoors.
This was a little watercolour study I did of our Volkswagen campervan. Andrew my husband is the figure in the van reading. We love our Volkswagen very much and last summer we managed a trip to Mull and Ardnamurchan, it was a great adventure. Some of the camping sites had amazing panoramic views, I got lots of inspiration and outdoor painting opportunities. Can’t wait until the next trip.