I’m really enjoying a particular style of artwork at the moment. Watercolour background and fine liner pen foreground. And I’ve found that it suits some particular sites that I’m drawn to when I’m out on walks: old dilapidated buildings. These sorts of buildings always mesmerise me. I love seeing old ruins but there’s something aboutContinue reading “Off the Beaten Track”
Category Archives: Painting
The lonely windmill
I’m not exactly sure where it came from, but I suddenly had an idea early this week about something I wanted to create. I might even be able to say that it was a moment of inspiration… I’d been thinking about some of my pieces from March/April this year. Back when I turned to artContinue reading “The lonely windmill”
A little more motivation
I woke up this morning feeling seriously de-motivated. It’s becoming a more regular occurrence – it could be something to do with the darker mornings or I might be going through one of those ‘what on earth shall I do with my life’ cycles – and I really felt I should do something about it.Continue reading “A little more motivation”
A Curious Critter
I promised my Instagram followers that there was a good story behind my recent watercolour of a squawking starling. I do therefore hope that the main event in this post doesn’t disappoint! Starlings often get a pretty bad rep. Their Latin name, for example, includes the word vulgaris – I think this means ‘common’ ratherContinue reading “A Curious Critter”
The Fledgling
I’ve not been in a very positive mood over the past couple of days. In fact, other the last few weeks, I’ve been feeling more and more overwhelmed and hopeless in our new Covid world. In an attempt to snap me out of this, I thought back to June when I did a daily ‘actContinue reading “The Fledgling”
A ‘collared’ kind of beauty
I think it’s fair to say that the collared dove has been on my list for a little while now. I wrote previously about its turtle ‘cousin’, but, though it lacks the colours of those impressive wings, this more common dove really does own its collar. I have quite an attachment to a pair ofContinue reading “A ‘collared’ kind of beauty”
The ‘Mot Mot’
Well, I should really say Motmot – the Lesson’s Motmot, to be precise. A different kind of bird to my usual ones. But this tropical species is no less special than the rest. I was lucky enough to see a Lesson’s Motmot in 2018 when I went to Costa Rica. It wasn’t long after weContinue reading “The ‘Mot Mot’”
‘How seasonal’
A slightly shorter one this time. I’ve found myself getting into a bit more of a rhythm in working on various art pieces. Some I like better than others. The ones in this blog weren’t my favourites but it was the ‘doing’ rather than the result that counted. I’m going to start by explaining theContinue reading “‘How seasonal’”
My my my my corona….
Sorry. This corrupted lyric hasn’t left my head for many weeks now. Every moment I hear or see an update on the virus, it pops in there and won’t leave. Those who know me are aware that I have an annoying tendency to ruin songs… The most outrageous being a conglomerate of a well knownContinue reading “My my my my corona….”
Cathedral’s Express Service
I had a go at using something recently that I haven’t tried out since GCSE art – acrylic paint. After speaking to a friend over the weekend, I was inspired to create something from my mind. Or, rather, something influenced by the colours and images around me… My reaction when he said I should doContinue reading “Cathedral’s Express Service”
Ramblings of a (very!) amateur artist 