Bee Inspired

 

Bee Inspired

 

 

Take your time

 

Sit and Ponder

 

Try out ideas

 

Use scraps of paper for rehearsal  paintings

 

Have a sketchbook always handy, even to jot down ideas.

 

 

 

 

Having the subject in front of you can bring a whole new dimension to your painting.

 

 

 

Bee Happy

 

Painted in Watercolours

 

Size 7.5 x 16.5 inches

 

For sale unframed for more details

email Jane

lakelandart@hotmail.co.uk

 

Hydrangeas and foxgloves in watercolours

Next doors Hydrangeas kept grabbing my attention when I walked by.
I thought they would make a great watercolour subject, so Saunders Waterford 200 lbs paper was taped down, masking fluid was loosely painted in with a colour shaper. Then the fun began, Opera Rose, sung, lemon yellow zinged and Cobalt turquoise and Blue did the lead in. All wet in wet.

When the paint was dry the masking fluid was gently rubbed away. A few pencil marks showed the way, lots of negative shapes helped to bring positive flowers into full bloom.

The joy of watercolours, I feel is never quite knowing and letting the painting dictate.

Hydrangeas in watercolours 

I enjoyed my flower experience so much, the Foxgloves demanded I have a go.

 With just a few more blooms to paint