Ravine

Above is a beautiful abstract watercolour landscape painted spontaneously. I used just two colours – Indigo (W & N) and Undersea Green (DS); this is a colour combination I’ve used before and I like it very much. The paper I used is Daler Rowney Langton Prestige watercolour paper, 140 lb rough, 100% cotton. This is lovely paper to paint on.

I’ve also painted a few sea shell sketches:

Above a little cockle shell sketch. Colours used were Buff Titanium, Flint Grey, and Transparent Sienna. The paper used was Baohong Cold Pressed, 140 lb. The lovely texture of this paper is great for helping create the texture of these shells. Negative painting and some dry brush work were some of the techniques I used.

The mussel shells above was a little practice sketch, using one of my own photos for reference. I was testing out colours and creating textures using Baohong Cold Pressed paper and dry brush work. The colours I used were: Ultramarine Blue, Indanthrone Blue, Jane’s Grey, Transparent Sienna, Transparent Ochre and Permanent Alizarin Crimson. I’m going to do more sketches like the one above, applying the lessons I’ve learnt.

Above are a couple of whelk watercolour sketches. The one on the left slightly more detailed, painted on Daler Rowney Langton Prestige watercolour paper; the one on the right painted more loosely on Canson Moulin du Roy watercolour paper.

As a full time carer for my beautiful mum, finding time to paint is challenging. My mum will always come before my painting. But I am able to snatch small moments of time to paint. I’ve had to completely rethink how I’m able to paint now and adapt to my changed circumstances. Recently I have been able to try some different watercolour papers and a few new colours. My watercolour journey will continue…