Dump
Here's some of the things I did this week. I blogged ... Click on the pic to get to thebreakfastblog.ie I bought some spray satin varnish in a sale in Evans. I was a little concerned that the gouache that...Read More
Month: June 2019
Onwards
There are a few more poppy-related things in progress but there are a few other ideas around. The Rathgar horticultural show is coming up. It's Christine's gig really. She enters and wins baking competitions each year. One of the competitions,...Read More
… and Candles
I enjoy the process of making candles. It's a bit like cooking with a bit of chemistry thrown in. I think that this is the first time I've made scented candles in painted tuna cans so ... yay! I may...Read More
Poppies and Bees
I've spent a lot of time on this idea. I made a few poppies yesterday out of rice paper but they looked like poppy day poppies and that's not really what I wanted. I've painted poppies in watercolour. Some weren't...Read More
Accidental Inspiration
Poppies and bees are in my head. I have a real need to represent them in some way. I'm working towards something but I'm not quite sure what or how. You'll see me trying to work this out below. This...Read More
Sweat the Small Stuff
Sometimes it just grabs you. Inspiration or an urge. Happened this morning. Scrolling through Instagram. A little movie made by one of my favourite Instagrammers, @minortismay. In a sped up video she painted small flowers and foliage, outlined them in...Read More
Lavender
Work and work-related travel to Kerry over the last few days made it difficult to find either the time or the head-space for creativity. I did do something each day but it was minimal. Having effectively worked everyday for the...Read More
I Can Do This …
It always looks easy on YouTube or Instagram. An experienced artist demonstrates painting a leaf or a flower or a fruit. It seems effortless, as she builds up the painting from a pale outline, to an object with substance and...Read More
Viviva
Another impulse purchase! But I was intrigued. I get the sense that until very recently watercolours came in two basic formats: the tube and the pan, the latter being a little box with a hard lump of stuff that, when...Read More
June
I have a friend called June: an ex-colleague from a previous job. It's her birthday soon. I'll send her a card and I thought I might decorate the envelope with some flowers and leaves. Like this ... Click to enlarge...Read More
Phew!
A frustrating evening, during which nothing really turned out as I hoped. Head not quite in the right place, I think. Until this half-decent fuchsia on a pistachio shell. #ilovegouache
That’s Better, I Think
I've learned a valuable lesson. It's one thing to make something because one has been inspired by something or someone. It's very much a different thing to make something on demand, because someone has requested it. In the former, there's...Read More
Refinement
I've been using tiny brushes (6/0) but I realised the other day that I really needed a tinier brush to get the level of detail that I wanted. Not having the patience (not sure whether this is a gift or...Read More
What a Difference a Day Makes …
It's the June bank Holiday and I really needed this extra day. The last couple of weeks have been difficult and I'm a bit wrecked, to be honest. Also, because it's been busy and because I haven't been sleeping all...Read More