On Paper, Canvas, and iPad
Watercolour and gouache, black watersoluble pencil on Canson 220gsm A4 drawing paper. Painting size approx. 7” x 10”....Think I’ll add more of the burgundy colour.... Day 12 of the World Watercolour Month challenge. I picked a small branch of gumleaves just near our house, and then used a black watersoluble pencil to draw them. These... Continue Reading →
Watercolour, graphite pencil...a touch of watersoluble pencil on the flowers - on A5 size paper....and a little gouache on the red mug - on A5 size paper. The landscape is on a tiny ACEO card. Day 8 of the World Watercolour Month challenge. Part of the challenge is taking clear photos! Thanks for stopping... Continue Reading →
Sennelier watercolours. The woman’s face was painted on a A5 sheet of 300gsm Fabriano 25% cotton paper, and the two landscapes are on A6 size, 300gsm Arches paper. Day 6 of the World Watercolour Month challenge. This time I put washes of paint on quite wet paper. I tried to keep the watercolours wet and... Continue Reading →
*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 →
I drew this late last year with a black Inktense pencil, and used the Scanner Pro app to bring it into the iPad. From that app I took it into the iPad’s photo section, and from there into the Procreate app. That’s where I tidied up around the edges of the scanned image, and then... Continue Reading →
Since returning to using more of my traditional art media, I’m really enjoying the interplay between working both, off screen and on screen - reminds me of Star trek terminology - such as: catching a pencil sketch with the “Scanner Pro” app, playing about with it in an art app... printing it... then perhaps applying... Continue Reading →
I painted this with Sennelier watercolour, on Strathmore hot pressed %100 cotton paper. It’s approx. 7cm (3”) x 10.5 cm (4”) in size. I began with a scratching of blue coloured pencil; and then put a little coloured pencil over the watercolour as well. I love miniatures in art, and words - a lot can... Continue Reading →
Hi, I’m back from my annual Summer blogging break. When I left I was beginning to use more of my traditional art media. After an intensive time (I’m not one to do things by half measures) with iPad art in these past few years, it was a bit strange to be dipping brushes into water,... Continue Reading →
Janette Leeds Art 
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