Feathers

This is one of my early watercolour sketches (from 2018) but it’s still one of my favourites. Both were painted on Arches Aquarelle paper, 140 lb cold pressed. The colours I used were Payne’s Grey and Sepia by Cotman.

I love being by the sea and there’s always plenty of seagull feathers to gather from the beach and harbour. I have a little collection in a pot in my studio. Payne’s Grey is a perfect seagull colour, whereas Sepia is a perfect colour for the young seagulls which are soft light brown colours.

Having a lovely new blog here on WordPress to document my watercolour journey has made me look back and reflect – on where I started out and how far I’ve come. And to look to the future, how I would like my watercolour journey to move forward…