On Paper, Canvas, and iPad
*First written, 2015; updated: 2019. Much of this post is still relevant, however, there’s more information on my pages, “Printing iPad and Traditional Art” and “Some App Information”. I painted these flowers in the inky Zen Brush 2 app. This is the latest version; even more lovely than the first release, which also has beautiful media.... Continue Reading →
* I prefer to draw and paint with my finger on the screen, rather than a stylus, or iPad pencil.
*There are progress pics, further along. I prefer to draw with my finger on the screen, rather than use a stylus, or iPad pencil. Since childhood I've been drawing "faces"; often from memory and imagination. This is another one of them. In my post called "About Drawing Faces", there is more about these "faces" and... Continue Reading →
*The steps in how I put this above "Picture with Scripture" together, and the download link for it are further along. I've never used computers much; I built my blog on my iPad, through the WordPress app, and I do all my posts on my iPad. I've discovered some really useful apps to help me to do... Continue Reading →
*I write more about the "Scanner Pro" app further along. I painted this about 20 years ago, and still remember how much I enjoyed the whole process.I used pan watercolours mixed with a clear gel medium and painted thin translucent layers of colour onto canvas. Back then, I had a young family and no studio... Continue Reading →
Drawing from observation is certainly very important in the early stages of learning to draw - also an ongoing journey. However, after many years of doing this and possibly by now, thousands of drawings later, I find myself sometimes using, what I like to call, "poetic licence"; and draw from memory and imagination. This has... Continue Reading →
As I did with my garlic drawing, I began this drawing on paper. I again used a fineliner pen. With this one I also added graphite pencil. The pencil is soluble in water. I swished a wet brush across the pencil marks and turned them into a grey wash. I scanned the drawing into my... Continue Reading →
Over the years, I've drawn and painted many mother and baby images; some from photos of me with one of our four sons; others, like the faces I draw, are a mix of memory and imagination. They are usually motherhood moments of those special times, of hugs and baby smiles. Also, being a mum -... Continue Reading →
Janette Leeds Art 
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