painting

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Silent Crow and Pond

So, I decided to try my hand at watercolour painting today, as it is the May Bank holiday and, of course, raining! I watched a video from watercolor artist Christian Koivumaa and decided to give it a go. I’m really pleased with this! I like the fluidity of watercolour. Plus, it helps this perfectionist to let go a little, and go with it. When colours bleed, let it happen and work with it, and you’ll get stunning effects! Let the paint do its thing 🙂

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When the words don’t come…

Some days, when the words just won’t come, you gotta do something different. Keep the creativity flowing. Dance, draw, play an instrument or… paint!

The Fairy Knoll by Joanna van der Hoeven

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On a Rainy Sunday Afternoon

When it’s raining sideways outside, I go to where I want to be, which is back in a little valley in Quebec.

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My second painting

Here’s my second attempt at painting yesterday, using all natural Earth Paints (I’m not sponsored, I just like them!). This time I used the Bob Ross technique, of wet on wet. This scene is inspired by childhood memories of cross-country skiing every Sunday in the winter, through the woods to the golf course. The mountain in the background is similar to the one you can see from the end of the trail. I wanted to try a very simple colour palette as well. It was fun, seeing it happen on the canvas, emerging with the awen!