On Paper, Canvas, and iPad
*Painted with my finger, using media in the Art Set Pro app. In a previous post I mention, the wonderful colours and shapes, fruit and vegetables offer, as subject matter for a painting or drawing. One of the most popular, I think, is the humble pear. Such a simple form, yet it often takes centre... Continue Reading →
A few years back I did some artworks using oil pastel on paper; over which I brushed on a thin wash of black paint. This simple technique makes the colours stand out quite vividly. On my kitchen wall, is a bright orange flower drawing I did back then, using this method. Today I did a... Continue Reading →
Recently, I was in the kitchen, (always something to do in there) and a bowl of tomatoes kept catching my attention. The light from the window fell across them, making patterns of lights, darks and various red hues. They looked good enough to draw and paint, as well as eat. Just managed to grab one... Continue Reading →
Hi, great to have you here. This is my first post, well, the first one set to public viewing. I've been busy getting it all ready. I share with you here my my adventures in drawing and painting on an iPad; as well as my art in traditional media: watercolour, ink pen, pencil.... With a scattering of... Continue Reading →
When you begin a drawing or painting, you often have a particular focus point; a place where you want the viewer's eye to be primarily drawn. In this slide show, you can see three artworks I drew in "Art Set Pro" which I had completed, but thought I'd try out a few cropping ideas. This... Continue Reading →
I used charcoal, oil pastel and smudge tools in the Art Set Pro app, and used a brown textured paper in the app. I drew this in the "Sketch Block" app, using the pencil and watercolour. An excellent feature of this app, is you can replay your drawing process and if you wish make a recording... Continue Reading →
One of the pages scanned in from my three page introduction, to a collection of haiku I wrote and illustrated. (Sorry about the bluriness.) Haiku - a wonderful way to parcel your thoughts; a way to polish them into just the right words - like a very small picture frame - yet able to display a... Continue Reading →
Janette Leeds Art 
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