Monthly Archives: January 2014
Nepal highlight s 3
two from italy
one ‘ plein air’sketch in gouache and water colour on paper
one oil on canvas (80 cm square)
both the same subject from last spring in Le Marche, Italy
‘mountain through trees’
two from donegal
two canvases each 80 cm square
mainly oil, with some graphite marks and scratches
summer an autumn impressions from 2013
east from my studio door
came out of my studio after dabbling in tape and paint
this is my view today
my husband has just set off to walk up the mountain hidden behind these clouds
the weather changes so fast here
they say that Donegal sees all seasons in a day
prayer flags paintings stage 5
I went out to the studio just to have a look,
in tidy day clothes of course
Taped over both paintings and re-glazed the thin sharp gaps with a nearly white mix of paint and sunflower and turps
Removed the tape and added some more red, blue and yellow oil bar to bring up the colour again
They might be finished
Rondelles (Abstract)
this post by said simply was my inspiration for my new post and category : 5minute doodles, thank you!
This one came together in my thoughts and then I sketched it out. Wasn’t sure what to do with it and then the idea of a series of colors that became a noticeable pattern came to mind. I love these cute little round guys. Not sure why, I just find them appealing. I think they look like the little balls on an abacus. My girlfriend, to whom I owe the name of the painting, says they remind her of Fruit Loops (super sugary Kellogg’s breakfast cereal here in the U.S.). I forgot all about Fruit Loops. Loved them as a kid. Especially loved how they turned my bowl of milk into a sugary nectar! Hope everyone’s holidays have been wonderful! Create all the way into the New Year and beyond!
5 minute doodles
the Himalayas are so vast and overpowering that I am finding it difficult to approach the task of painting them
the scope and spread and scene is just too huge
after seeing some of ‘said-simply’s doodles here on WordPress, I decided to have a go at loosening up with some really quick pastel sketches
so here they are
I’d include a link to said-simply’s blog but I don’t know how! I”ll reblog another of his posts in a minute instead
prayer flags paintings stage 4
I’ve worked on these for a week now, today I added a dribbly top coat of a very pale blue with safflower oil
It needs some more highlights so when this glaze layer is dry I will work over it with random scratches and dashes of white and yellow
Still a bit too specific and representative for my liking, looking for a more impressionistic abstraction
prayer koras ( circuits of the stupa )
