Five Bar Blues!

A Brush With Watercolour

Exhibition 1st-31st May 2012

 

I can hear you asking, what is an Acrylic doing in a watercolour exhibition? Truth is, as the final days were coming together with the preparations for my exhibition, I had a sudden desire to paint in acrylic! Armed with credit cards (not to buy materials) but to use instead of a brush, I set about painting two pieces on board! I have thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful comments as to what people see in my abstract painting.

Although my heart does lie with watercolour, I can't guarantee that I won't dabble from time to time! Happy Days!

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Pure Magic!



I write this post with a smile!  I haven't updated my blog for a while now due to exhibition commitments amongst other things.  I have so much news to share here and my mind is racing with thoughts of which image to post first.

After the match between Chelsea and Bayern Munich last night, I would like to share my John Terry painting.  I painted this a while ago however, with his latest activities on and off pitch, the  painting has been a great conversation piece at my exhibition today!   Our house, last night, was at fever pitch, with a match that saw so many twists and turns that left us all drained and exhilerated at the same time!

I will be painting many more football paintings, it is subject of great inspiration to me.

I hope everyone who watched the match, enjoyed it as much as we did!

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Exhibition Preview

I have been very quiet on my blog in the run up to my exhibition, and I have missed posting and sharing online.  The preview yesterday was the most wonderful afternoon and so worth the months of preparation and build-up to the day.  The only concern that I have with private shows is that it's almost impossible to devote the time that I would like to talk individually to my guests and friends - some who I haven't seen for a year or more.  This leaves me feeling that I've missed my chance to catch up with some special people who have made the effort to come and see me.

On the postitive side, the galleries were bustling and the tea rooms lively with guests enjoying tea, coffee and cake (if they could find a seat) ;-).  The weather was dire, constant rain, but this did not put off the wonderful people who came along.......thank you so much.  I am so aware that, without the support of the people who enjoy my work, I coudn't do the job I love so much.

Thank you all!

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Red Shoes

Red Shoes

Here is a little sketch, greeting card size, to show you today. What can I say, definitely not a pair of my shoes, lol!!! A friend has fallen in love with the little painting so I am going to give it to her as a thank you card. So what do I learn from little sketches? When I like something
enough, it is worth trying on a larger scale.

And this is what I will be doing
with these shoes!

Thanks for looking and don't forget the clocks tonight ;-)

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Take a photo!

Splashdown!

Work in Progress
Tip: If indoubt, stop and take a photo.

It’s unusual for me to show a painting that isn’t finished but I felt that I learnt something at this stage of the painting. My vision was to achieve the effect of splashing water
and movement and, for this, the tone in the water was important. I reached the stage in this painting where I believed that more depth of colour was required in the water. I stopped and took a photo.

By looking at the small photo, it became clear to me where I needed to see darker tones in the water area – I’m not sure why it became clear from the photo, but it seemed to work and I was then able to carry on with the painting.

So, if in doubt, take a photo and play with the photo before you commit to the rest of the painting.

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Departure

Departure

In 2010 I painted a collection of watercolours themed
around images of war and they were auctioned with the proceeds going to Help for Heroes. There are still scenes that I see now that make me want to pick up my brush to see if I can capture them in watercolour and this is one of them.

The main aim for me with this painting was to emulate
the downdraft from the Chinook blades with the dust and sand in the air. The glow in the sky around the mountains on the right appeared with the colours merging wet-in-wet. It’s the true magic of watercolour!

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Old and Bold

Old and Bold!

This old fella has been sitting on my easel for a
while now, he keeps looking at me, wondering when I’ll finish his
painting! In truth, I enjoyed painting it
so much, I have been adding little bits each day, watching the face appear out
of a fairly pale wash.

I could see warm colours in this painting although I have
used cool colours in the shadow areas and warmer colours where the sun is catching
the trunk and ears.

My old and bold friend is here for you to see, hope
you like him!

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