Title: bronze wrenMedium: ceramicCreator: Bev Seth @ Seth Ceramics I now have three of these lovely wrens living on my desk and making me smile. This shiny round bird has joined my speckled brown and rustic blue pair and, excuse me, I must just go check to see if there are any new ones available...… Continue reading OPA: bronze wren
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #34 I am going to start by saying that I like this. I like the sketchy drawings. I like the way the soft pastel colours blend on the page. And I love that little splotch of pink watercolour on the right-hand side. The starting point for this piece was to create a… Continue reading Wanderlust: pastel flowers
The last instalment of twinchies created for the Mindful Art Studio Inchie Challenge. Twelve days of creating two-inch-square artworks in response to a prompt word. These are all created as ink drawings coloured with watercolours. The pen I used was a Winsor & Newton fineliner and the watercolours were a mix of Derwent Graphitint and… Continue reading Inchie Challenge 2021 #10–12
Copic markers: skin - BV01, E11, E33hair - E37, E99, YR24eyes - B02, B04, B06bandana/skull - W5, W3, W1feathers - W7 (rib), W5, W3, W1, W00light grey - W3, W1, W00dark grey - W7, W5, W3red - R59, R46, R35 Supplies: digital stamps:The East Wind - Lucy Loo piratepens:Copic multiliner 0.1 blackpaper and card:Neenah solar… Continue reading Just coloured: Lucy Loo pirate
Title: Ocean blue (2020)Medium: oil on canvasCreator: Jo Holdsworth As well as the paintings of silhouetted figures in city settings (like the one on our wall), Jo also paints more traditional seascapes. In the last couple of years the two have come together with her signature figures standing in the water, rather reminiscent of Antony… Continue reading OPA: Ocean Blue
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #33 I'm being a bit more selective over which lessons I do at the moment and I nearly skipped this one because of the drips. Me and drips don't really get on, they always seem like a good idea but then look either too messy or too contrived if I've tried too… Continue reading Wanderlust: flowing rainbow
The next instalment of twinchies created for the Mindful Art Studio Inchie Challenge. Twelve days of creating two-inch-square artworks in response to a prompt word. These are all created as ink drawings coloured with watercolours. The pen I used was a Winsor & Newton fineliner and the watercolours were a mix of Derwent Graphitint and… Continue reading Inchie Challenge 2021 #7–9
Copic markers: green - G46, YG63, G21, YG61, G20purple - V91, V93, V95, V99hair - YR12, Y21, Y00skin - E53, E000, BV00furniture - YR23, YR27, E99moon - Y18background - BG0000 Polychromos pencils: green - 174 chromium green opaque, 170 may greenpurple - 119 light magenta, 135 light red-violetskin - 189 cinnamon Supplies: digital stamps:The Paper… Continue reading Just coloured: art deco charm
Title: Glow bowlMedium: ceramicCreator: Jane Boswell This is a very aptly named tea light holder, all that gilding on the inside means it really does glow with a lit candle in it. I love the obviously hand-crafted nature of it. I don't think it would be nearly as interesting if it was perfectly round with… Continue reading OPA: glow bowl
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #32 One of the favourite pieces I made during Wanderlust 2019 was in the inspired by an artist theme where we had to draw influences from two artists. Similarly, this piece draws on another artist's style, but it won't be counting in my favourites from this year. The idea was to look… Continue reading Wanderlust: colourful landscape
The next instalment of twinchies created for the Mindful Art Studio Inchie Challenge. Twelve days of creating two-inch-square artworks in response to a prompt word. These are all created as ink drawings coloured with watercolours. The pen I used was a Winsor & Newton fineliner and the watercolours were a mix of Derwent Graphitint and… Continue reading Inchie Challenge 2021 #4–6
Copic markers: skin - BV000, E51, E000hair - E27, E29, E49teal - BG75, BG57, BG53peach - E33, E21, YR20, E000 Polychromos pencils: 132 light flesh, 189 cinnamon, 169 caput mortuum, 175 dark sepia Supplies: digital stamps:The East Wind - Aurora on the trainpens:Copic multiliner 0.1 - sepia, blackpaper and card:Neenah solar white 216gsm This image… Continue reading Just coloured: Aurora on the train
Title: Jenny wrenMedium: glassCreator: Robyn Coetzee The last, or rather, the latest fused glass bird in my little collection — I'm sure Robyn will come up with another design I can't resist. This little wren with its gold details looks super cute hanging in my window. Creator: Robyn CoetzeeWebsite: http://www.robyncoetzee.co.ukOnline shop: http://www.robyncoetzee.co.uk/shopInstagram: instagram.com/robyncoetzeeglass/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RobynCoetzeeArtist/
thistle It would be foolhardy to claim that I will ever complete all of the many art and craft classes I've signed up for over the last few years, but I am determined to finish at least some of them. I've done five of Sandy Allnock's classes and am part way through another couple —… Continue reading Just coloured: wildflowers
Another challenge! I had been doing some colouring for the latest Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge when Amy from Mindful Art Studio announced her Inchie Challenge. Twelve days of creating two-inch-square artworks in response to a prompt word. I decided that I would follow along and make mine as ink drawings coloured with watercolours.… Continue reading Inchie Challenge 2021 #1–3
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