Saturday, November 18, 2006

The Rose

One of my latest watercolours...the rose. I used a reference photo that I found on the internet. A white rose. In the shadows on white flowers one can see all the colours of the spectrum.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

The Deep

This is my most recent painting. It is an acrylic painting . Overall size is approximately 24''x 16''
The smaller rectangular section is painted on Yupo which is a synthetic "paper" manufactured in Japan. I sent for a sample pack from the company and received a number of A4 sheets in various weights.
Painting on Yupo is not like any other surface. The paint crawls and clumps in a most unpredictable manner. It is fun to use and after some practise, it becomes a bit easier to manage.
The texture in this central shape was obtained by pressing cling wrap into the wet acrylic paint. When dry the cling wrap was removed to reveal the textured surface.
The blue toned background to the textured rectangle is Acrylic paint on Arches rough 300gsm.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Dunes at Yambuk Vic.

This was painted some time back. I found it recently and decided it might be worth keeping. The day was blustery and cool. My husband was fishing on the beach ,so I took refuge in the sand dunes and did a couple of quick paintings. The other one was sold. Yambuck is on the south west coast of Victoria, Australia, not far from the historic and beautiful town of Port Fairy.
Private Collection

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Trawool Rocks

More rocks! This time they come from the hills above the river in the picturesque Goulburn Valley. These rocks , like "River Rocks"are of granite. There is an abundance of these rocky outcrops in the region. Medium : Watercolour.on Arches rough 300gms. Art Spectrum watercolour paints.

Saturday, April 01, 2006

River Rocks

The Goulburn River passes through granite country. These rocks are close to the river bank and extend into the water.This is a good river to fish for trout in the upper reaches and Murray cod in the lower reaches, toward the Murray River. The painting is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

Saturday, March 11, 2006

Sunset on the Dunes

This is a watercolour. It is of an area on the Great Australian Bight. Sold.

Monday, March 06, 2006

Chasm

Another painting . This is loosley based on the Stanley Chasm. My aim was to obtain a moonlight effect without loosing the colour. In moonlight one can see very little (if any) colour

In a Bird's Eye

I have just finished this painting. it is a watercolour on gessoed paper.(Arches rough 300gsm)