Today the weather was really wet so I used photo reference to do this cheery sunflower.
Sunflowers By Blue Door, Pastel
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Stool and Chairs, Ink and Pencil Sketch
Before going to work in the studio I did a warm up sketch of furniture in the living room. The sketch was done with a chunky permanent ink pen and pencil for additional shading. The ink doesn’t allow for errors, sometimes that is the fun of using it.
Honey Bee’s on Butterfly Lavender, Pastel SOLD
I was catching up with gardening today. I decided to stop and get my pastels out as the bee’s on the lavender were quite captivating. They really are a fast moving subject but I liked the challenge.
Pittenweem Arts Festival 2009
First apologies for the lack of posts. As you will see below I have been busy at the Pittenweem Arts Festival. It was a great 10 days with lots of sunshine and very busy.
The West Shore of Pittenweem is a magical place, there were children playing and swimming all week, giving me lots of inspiration for new paintings.I had lots of favourable comments during the week and have also been reviewed in another blog by Julie Broom.
Cygnets, Pencil Sketch
I had fun sketching these moving subjects. I saw the parents swim ashore with 8 cygnets following. They starting preening themselves in the sun which allowed me time to draw them quickly.
Blackbird Feeding Young Chick
I took this photo of one of the blackbirds that I have been feeding. If you look closer the mother bird has a broken claw. She has managed to rear a healthy chick, and seems to manage with her injury. Isn’t the chick so cute.
Flower Pots On Steps, Mixed Media
Lovely sunny morning today. I started the day with breakfast outside. While I was eating I noticed how interesting the light looked shining on the pots on the steps that lead up into the garden. Once I had finished breakfast I started my study.
White Japanese Roses, Pastel
I am just in from the garden having done this painting for the blog. I had to wait until it cooled down as we are having a mini heat wave just now. The sunlight was shining on the roses and made them glow. When I brought the painting in I noticed the greenfly were on my painted flowers!
Contented Cat, Charcoal and Conte
This is a preparatory sketch for a studio painting. I am using a pink pastel ground and will introduce the pastel colours next. I could not resist the smiling face.
Outside The Ice Cream Shop, Pastel Sketch
This is a warm up exercise in preparation for a larger studio painting. The sketch only took me minutes to do however this study helped me to plan out colour and composition.