The Accidental Artist, Painting
Today’s painting is an expression of a Canada Goose. I found myself falling into what is becoming a comfortable style for me – dry brushing to build layers of colour to create differences in skin and fur texture. That’s something that we tend to do in life... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
How do you draw an elephant? One line at a time! Today’s painting… African sunset, elephants, striking colours… what’s not to love? This was my first elephant, and I love the way we reversed the image, with the background becoming the foreground within the elephant.... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
In today’s painting, we are back to greys and tones using mixed media – charcoal over acrylic. I still find it amazing to create an image using limited resources, and yet still have a profound effect on the final painting. But then you don’t need to use a... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
Today’s painting is slightly different. It’s still following the theme of “In The Wild” but it’s one I did on my own for a special friend because she loves Robins. You see, last year, she was diagnosed with Myeloma, which is a cancer of the bone marrow. While there is... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
This term of the painting lessons is all about “In The Wild”. For the first one, we had to work with layering light washes to create the mood of the painting and then used the power of silhouette to contrast the stag against the trees fading into the misty distance.... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
Can you help? This week I’m looking for some help in naming Tiger. He has character. He has a personality. He deserves a name. One of the things I have learned through the last few months is that I have been putting part of my personality into my paintings. Some see... read more
