gardening

How to Paint the FEELING of a Garden in COLOUR

How to Paint the FEELING of a Garden in COLOUR

In my sketchbook this week I explored painting some Canna Lillies. I didn’t want to paint how they looked - I wanted to paint how they felt - focusing mainly on their vibrant colour and the movement of their broad leaves and upright sturdy stems. Watch in this video how I build depth through layering with thick and thin paint, suggesting details with loose drawing and build a rich vibrant colourful painting. Pick a few stems from your garden, take time to colour match in paint and then build your beautiful paintings in layers too.

Expert Mistakes

Expert Mistakes

An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes in a narrow field. Yes, I believe this to be true and I love it. This takes the Expert off their lofty pedestal and reduces them to a blundering someone who makes lots of mistakes – just like me!