The Accidental Artist, Painting
Today I’m back with the lessons. In this “term” we are studying the style of various famous artists, starting with Monet and a scene of a sailing boat on the sea. Monet was the leading French Impressionist landscape painter and characterised small, visible brush... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
Woo hoo! Spring has definitely sprung, as my dad used to say! So, of course, this week’s painting is focused on the summer! 🤣 Sunflowers. They are incredibly satisfying to paint, especially when you take on an impressionist approach to the painting – which was... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
This week was about reduction… The challenge was to paint this dog using just indian ink. No paints, no colours, just greys and blacks by diluting the ink with water. It’s interesting that when you remove choices, you can actually be more creative because you only... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
Still sticking with the theme of nature, I decided to have a go at a seascape. I’ve not painted the sea before, and it was certainly different from painting the river in River Adventure or the stream in Cooling Off. What I hadn’t truly appreciated until I was... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
“Oh no… a flower!” That was the first thought I had when I saw the topic for this week’s painting. In my mind, painting flowers have not been my strong point. The only one I can honestly say I’m comfortable with is the “Watering Can Flowers” I did 5 weeks ago. The... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
The painting this week is of a Puffin. I didn’t really know much about puffins before this. I mean I’d seen them in pictures but didn’t really know much about them. Did you know that puffins spend as much time at sea as they do on land, can live up to 30 years in the... read more
