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 →
Watercolour on paper.
This is a drawing I did 17 yrs ago; probably around the same time I wrote the poem. I used an oil pastel resist technique. It's framed and hanging up in our lounge room. I scanned it into my iPad with the "Scanner Pro” app, and took it into "Art Set Pro" - where I... Continue Reading →
The other day, my husband brought in some garlic from the garden. Their tendrils and the bulbous shapes looked so attractive. I thought...I must draw them! It was a favourite subject matter of mine years ago. This is the completed drawing above, with drawings of the various processes further along. So I went searching around for... Continue Reading →
This is from my handmade book called "Poems from Home: a collection of Illustrated Haiku". A collection I wrote and drew, a few years ago. I often find the look of everyday things: pegs, dishes on the kitchen sink, a pile of washing - their colours and shapes; are very appealing. As a mum of... Continue Reading →
This is another one of my illustrated poems, from my handmade book, "Poems from Home: a Collection of Illustrated Haiku". Given time, I plan to put them together as an ebook - which can also be printed - using a great app called "Book Creator". The terms: haiku, senryu, haiga, and their various definitions, I... Continue Reading →
*Graphite pencil drawing, with a small poem - a haiku. I drew this quite a few years back, probably with a flurry..in a hurry; which was often the case, in a household with four young sons.(Young men now) I used a watercolour graphite pencil. Just a little water brushed on the line work, creates lovely... Continue Reading →
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