On Paper, Canvas, and iPad
A bit of a play around, drawing freehand with my fingertip, in the "Art Set Pro" app. The two drawings side by side; show some of my drawing processes, leading to the finished larger one above. I used: oil pastels, crayon, thin paint washes and smudge tools; on a green toned paper. This app... Continue Reading →
A bit more about the "Art Set Pro" app. This past week I tried out more of the media in the "Art Set Pro" app. I've spent a while using the paints and oil pastels and a bit of crayon, pencil.... in this app; but I've hardly (mainly due to lack of time) "touched" on... Continue Reading →
A quick sketch tonight...wanted to try out the marker pens in "Art Set Pro" haven't used them much. Also I was definitely due to draw or paint one those "faces" which I just love to do. I talk more on that in "About Drawing Faces". I drew this on grey paper; quite a few different coloured... Continue Reading →
This is another one of my illustrated haiku from my handmade book, "Poems from Home: a Collection of Illustrated Haiku." I painted the watercolour on paper and wrote the haiku, quite a few years back. About the Scan and Arrangement of My Haiku and Watercolour I used the "Scanner Pro" app to scan my watercolour,... Continue Reading →
I did these two "Mother and Baby" paintings about fifteen or so years ago. They show an idealised version of motherhood; yet true in essence - at least for me - of the very special moments with a new baby. The quiet loving moments - those moments in between the sheer hard work of being... Continue Reading →
I did this watercolour and wrote the words quite a few years back. I scanned it in using the "Scanner Pro" app on my iPad, and then took it into the "Phonto" app to type in my haiku. I call this picture and haiku; an illustrated haiku, rather than a haiga. In a haiga the... Continue Reading →
Whenever we are going to be away on a family holiday (a rare thing, as I so much love to be at home), I usually take: sketchbooks, pens, pencils...watercolours; a jar of water. This time I just tucked my iPad - my handy little art studio - into a bag and off we went, well,... Continue Reading →
Janette Leeds Art 
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