As I’ve mentioned numerous times before, the only way to really get to know new paints is to do a few test sketches. Colour swatches can only do so much! As I work very quickly, mostly working wet-in-wet, the pigment characteristics of each paint are as important as its hue. One property – dispersiveness –...
CONTINUE READINGWe’re currently experiencing torrential rain and this has led to horrific flooding throughout NSW and western Sydney. I’m okay but feel very sad about the devastation many people are experiencing at the moment. Our big dam – Warragamba Dam – has started spilling incredible amounts of water (the volume of Sydney Harbour per day), making...
CONTINUE READINGThis afternoon I finally finished working my way through my collection of Aquarius watercolour so that I can start to determine the colours which will suit me the best. As we are starting a Group Timetable for my Watercolour course, I thought it was time to develop an Aquarius palette. I got my first Aquarius...
CONTINUE READINGA very wet Thursday here in Sydney – I think it’s rained all day long! I’ve been flat out doing back-of-house work for Foundations but I did manage to have a break this afternoon for a quick cuppa tea and sketch. Having fun exploring ways of combining watercolour and watercolour pencil in this one. If...
CONTINUE READINGToday we are starting a Group Timetable for my Foundations course! I’m not going to be doing a formal “Foundations Friday” series here on the blog as I normally do (see an index of articles here) but I do intend to work along with the group as much as I can. Lesson 1 is all...
CONTINUE READINGAs I mentioned in my last article for OneWeek100Peope2021, after ‘drawing first’ most of last week, I switched back to my normal approach of ‘paint first’ on Friday. And as I was doing that, I started to think about the pigment characteristics of the various washes I was using and how they interacted as I...
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