Could be Ellen. Depends on the amount of water etc. That’s usually the problem I have.
Could be Ellen. Depends on the amount of water etc. That’s usually the problem I have.
That looks really good Ellen.
An enjoyable day wandering through the Shepparton Art Museum.
Yesterday at the Shepparton Art Museum @sam_shepparton to see the Brett Whitely Exhibition. I loved the gestural drawing of a young wren bathing. I sketched it using a fountain pen. Really enjoyed the exhibition and our second visit to the museum with Pat, Alison and Claire.
Once a month I drive to Ballarat to have fun drawing with a Sketchclub organised by @annelangdon. Last Monday we had a focus on scribble drawing, (for want of a more descriptive term), and a response to a poem. For the drawings I usually use either a fountain pen or ballpoint.
I particularly like the raised little finger Ellen.
Oh, what leaves does the fair Patricia Joan select from the ground for me to paint.
Thanks Ellen.
Birds in flight. A few washes with this watercolour and I wasn’t sure I should stop but here we are.
A rewarding activity Ellen. Sounds like you enjoyed the day.
The paint takes longer to dry and is easier to rework and it give a bit more of a shine.
As usual leaves collected from the ground in Kalimna bushland by Patricia Joan for me to paint. On @st.cuthberts.mill hot press paper and I experimented with adding a few drops of gum Arabic to the paint mix.
A watercolour study of a eucalyptus tree nearby. I enjoyed paint this and had to tell myself to stop as I knew I was about to overdo it. Something that has happened all too frequently.
I thought you would enjoy seeing the sisters. Don’t cross the sisters - blood is thicker than partners.
Two paintings sold to different people last week. Each was to give as a gift. Another three leaf watercolours ordered.
Pat, on the right, and her sister enjoying the leaves selected this morning for me to paint.
Thank you Clara. I love your “… like a haiku” comment.
Thanks Ellen. As always it’s good to hear from you.
Sunday morning brushwork before I head to from a white gum in Victory Park, Castlemaine. These leaves are from a gum tree in Victory Park, Castlemaine, picked up by Pat on our way to @johnnybaker.au for croissants.
It is tricky Ellen. Sometimes I paint a small dab and then clean the brush and wash tha paint around with clean water.
I enjoyed the challenge of painting this watercolour today. Because I don’t do any underdrawing I have to keep checking which layer goes on top and I do get confused. Maybe that’s because I’m getting old. Nice, dry, chewed eucalyptus leaves.
I agree Pam. The trick for me is to have the wash light enough.
Another watercolour of a Silver princess eucalypt. This branch is from a tree we planted many moons ago.
A watercolour I painted a couple of years ago - Phillip Island.
Eucalyptus caesia, Silver Princess. Watercolour on SaundersWaterford hot press.
Eucalyptus leaves from the floor in Kalimna Park.
Golden dawn.
Sunday morning watercolour. I kept making mistakes like dropping paint onto the sheet accidentally this morning. Don’t know why.
A request completed for eucalyptus leaves intertwined to include as a wedding present.
Good work Ellen. Is that washi tape around the edge?
Landscape in watercolour.
Three small correspondence cards painted in watercolour. Trying to build up a stock of them but they sell quickly.
Okay thanks Ellen. Let me know when it arrives.
Thanks Ellen. Our political leaders are so maddening now I take refuge with painting. Has you package from me with your paintings arrived?
This painting attempts to capture the quiet stillness of Franklin reservoir in Frankston, at dawn, where the water meets the sky in a soft, muted harmony. Influenced by Andrew Wyeth’s restrained palette and his ability to evoke deep emotion through simplicity.
Landscape. It’s easier to paint watercolour on rough or cold press paper but I wanted to see how I could use hot press paper for this work.
This morning’s leaf selection from the native bushland in Kalimna Park where Pat and I walk each morning at sunrise. A magical time to walk.
Landscape study in raw umber and burnt umber.
Watercolour of eucalyptus from Kalimna bush in Castlemaine. The small branches are broken off trees by wind and birds such as parrots and cockatoos. This is painted on hot press paper.
Friday leaf watercolour. Pat selected this because she liked the geometric chomping of leaves by insects. I don’t know what insects.
Watercolour of dawn this morning looking out from Kalimna Park bushland towards Moonlight Flat. Winsor violet and phthalo blue on cold press paper.
Very impressive.
Leaves from Kalimna Park. Watercolour on Saunders Waterford hot press paper. Leaves on the ground, turning, eaten and dried.
Thanks for that Pam.
Thanks Ellen. I spent time last week trying to locate how we had communicated and the last place I thought of looking was email. Since I retired I virtually stopped reading emails which is odd given that as I consultant emails were my lifeline.
Hello Pam, I use hot press for plants, leaves and flowers and sometimes for other things. Generally I use cold press for landscapes but I intend to try hot press to see how I go. I agree that hot press seems to add to clarity and it works for the way I paint leaves.
Today’s eucalyptus leaves collected from the ground by Patricia Joan. Lots of green leaves on the ground because of cockatoos and parrots chomping away. Saunders Waterford hot press paper.
Today’s watercolour. The left is a study and the right a larger version. Colours are raw sienna, burnt sienna and Van Dyke brown.
Sunrise from Kalimna Park. Castlemaine.
Here’s playing around with ink, watercolour, water, squeegee and paper towel. I got the idea from Charlie Hunter and it’s really good fun; especially as I never quite know what the final piece will look like.
My enthusiastic leaf collector selected this Plane tree leaf as a challenge. Watercolour on hot press paper.
Hello Ellen, I think I used Raw umber and Van Dyke Brown.
Watercolour of a feather Pat found in the vegetable garden this morning.
Saturday morning eucalyptus leaves on cold press paper - I usually use hot press.
A small monochromatic study.
Sunday morning’Mothers Day’ watercolour.
A shell remnant collected, on Bruny Island, by Patricia for me to sketch. Pencil and watercolour.
Watercolour of rock formation from our walk along the Fluted Cape, Bruny Island, Tasmania.
Fluted Cape, Bruny Island, Tasmania
A small black and white ink and watercolour inspired by a Michael Kenna photograph.
It took a little time playing around with colours for this watercolour of leaves collected by Patricia Joan this morning.
Watercolour of pine branch collected at Frankston Reservoir.
Grape vine leaves for a commission.
A chewed and twisted blackwood leaf found this morning.
Great sketching Ellen. It’s good to just focus on one manageable thing.
Brilliant piece of work Ellen. You done good!
Hot off the hot press. The latest leaves selected by Pat. The gumnuts took a while to paint and I am also working on softening the shadows. #botanical #nature #minimalism #watercolour
Well done Ellen. I love the way you refer to others often when posting.
Landscape study - Phthalo blue, Van Dyke brown and burnt umber.
Yesterday’s watercolour.
Thanks Ellen. Harmonious colours work best for me.
Gumnuts in watercolour. Lots of tiny seeds fell out onto the desk as I was painting this. #watercolour #dailyart #natureart
Watercolour study after Charlie Hunter.
Gouache study.
The foreground lifts it Ellen. Good job.
We love to fill in empty spaces.
Interesting thought Ted. I think what is left out leads our mind to wander and wonder, which is why I like walking in the fog. The beauty of the extra white, the space left empty, is called yohaku no bi in Japanese. The concept was borrowed from Chinese ink wash paintings.
Charcoal sketch of mushrooms in the driveway of the house we are staying in at Sydney.
Thanks Pam. It’s a quiet meditative thing to do.
Monday leaf painting with shadows which I haven’t painted for some time. #watercolor #natureart #dailypainting
All dry grass here Ellen.
Two colours sketchbook watercolour. Burnt umber and French ultramarine.
Lovely Ellen.
Today’s leaves watercolour.
Watercolour from St Georges Lake, Creswick last Monday.
Hi Cam, Thanks for the positive feedback. If you send me your address or an address I’ll send you the painting as a gift.
@camphoto.bsky.social
Watercolour of Lake Lonsdale at sunset, on Saunders Waterford cold press, from a photo by Cam McCartney.
Watercolour of a white flowering vine, now known as Operculina turpethum.
He’s the cook and boss; I wash dishes each Saturday and Sunday and attempt to do what I’m told.
Thanks Cam; I might have a go at it.
Inspiring enough to paint.
Beautiful shot.
Same eucalyptus leaves with different colour mixing. #botanical #watercolour #dailyart #nature #minimalist
Well, if you come to Victoria, You’re welcome to enjoy a long lunch at our son Zack’s restaurant.
It’s also a chance to just sit and watch people.
A gouache version of my sister in law Kate, swimming at dawn in Port Phillip Bay, Williamstown. #guoache #guoachepainting #dailyart
Eucalyptus leaves watercolour.
Kate swimming as the sun rises at Williamstown.
