Today we took a trip to the shore of Ullswater, where I did a bit more painting:
1 August 2024
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30 July 2024
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The Bowder Stone
The Bowder Stone is a massive lump of rock that appears precariously balanced, sitting in the Lake District and looked after by the National Trust. This watercolour doesn’t really capture the whole scene or give an impression of how it … Continue reading
29 July 2024
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Skiddaw
I’ve lost track of when I last got my watercolours out. It might have been as long ago as June 2020, when I did the 30 watercolours in 30 days project and then took a rest! Anyway, I brought them … Continue reading
5 July 2020
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Top Thirty
I’m not a great fan of charts and competitions. Even ‘the fastest runner’ or ‘the team that scored most goals’ seem fairly nonsensical and, when it comes to spheres like art or music, it makes no sense at all to … Continue reading
30 June 2020
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Recognisably Human
For my last day of the 30x30directwatercolor2020 project I thought I’d try another self portrait: It is recognisably human (although with hints of Neanderthal and the Simpsons’ Springfield – d’oh!) but I think less recognisably me than my either my … Continue reading
29 June 2020
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The Foot is a Game
I volunteered to do the craft activity on this week’s Toddler Church video. I’ve still got to cut this segment and the whole service together but I decided to do part of it with watercolour and count it towards the … Continue reading
28 June 2020
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Waterlillies
This afternoon, I worked up a watercolour painting from a photo I took yesterday at Mapperley Reservoir. The subject is the same as yesterday’s digital painting but I was at home and had more time to work on it. Time … Continue reading
26 June 2020
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Taking Root
Some plants are difficult to propagate but, with basil, you can take a 5-10cm cutting, remove the lower leaves and put it in a jar of water for a couple of weeks. If you buy a single plant from a … Continue reading
25 June 2020
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Returning to the Scene
This is another working of a view that I’ve covered before. Twice before, in fact – once as a direct watercolour painting earlier this month and previously as a direct digital work on my iPad. I will include both of … Continue reading
24 June 2020
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Promise
Is it a sunrise or sunset? Is it clearing or due to rain? Whichever you pick, there is some kind of promise and it is also today’s 30x30directwatercolor painting.