Watercolour, graphite pencil (a touch of white gouache in the red petals) on Arches cold pressed 300gsm paper. Size: approx. 9cm x 13cm. Day 3 of the World Watercolour Month challenge. Thanks for stopping by!
Watercolour – Flowers 1
Watercolour, watersoluble graphite pencil, watersoluble coloured pencils, and gouache...on Strathmore 300gsm watercolour paper. Size: approx. 16cm x 11cm. Day 2 of the World Watercolour Month challenge. Some aspects work ok....though too tight, and muddy in places! All good fun. 🙂 Hmm, don’t think I’ll add this to my ongoing flower series. Thanks for visiting!
Watercolour – Landscape 1
Painted with Sennelier watercolour on Arches Cold 300gsm Pressed Paper. Begun with watersoluble graphite pencil. Size: Aprox. 10cm x13cm. First day of the WorldWatercolourMonth challenge!
Pencil Lines, Watercolour Washes, and Mixed Media Works
*Watercolour and pencil, with a few touches in an art app. Watercolour and pencil have long been favourite media to work in. And when our boys were little - now four young men - quick pencil lines and washes of watercolour were a handy option. They would often join in as well. The operative word... Continue Reading →
An Inky Drawing – Hakea “Pin Cushion” Leaves
A beautiful bunch of Hakea leaves were given to me by a friend; she thought I’d enjoy drawing them. So true! They have a similiar elegance to the gum leaves I recently drew. For this very quick sketch I used an Artline pen. I love how the ink lines travel in unexpected ways when I add... Continue Reading →
Two Works in Progress – Watercolour, Pencil, Art App Media
Gum leaves are a favourite subject of mine; their sweeping curves are a joy to capture in a dance of pencil lines. These had their beautiful bonnet shaped flowers on show. I picked them while I was out walking with our dogs. I also collected some with gum nuts, which I’ve drawn in graphite pencil -... Continue Reading →
Flowers 1.W – Pencil and Art App Media
Began with graphite pencil on paper, then scanned the drawing into the iPad. I then brought it into the “Procreate” app where I drew in some colour (freehand) with the burnt tree and 4B charcoal, and darkened some of the line work with the ink bleed pen. *I post here usually every two to 3 weeks; more... Continue Reading →






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