Acrylic and ink painting of a secret garden

I've been filming myself painting and drawing a lot lately. It's fun! This one turned out surprisingly well, considering I was working with no sketch, just eyeballing it as I checked my photo reference. As it happens, I did manage to get the proportions of the pond wrong, but I think you'd never know if… Continue reading Acrylic and ink painting of a secret garden

A repetition of red figures having a nautical bent

The Ohms survive in harsh environments; in the darkness of storms out to sea and the blinding light after a great whomp of snow has covered the terrain in wild mounds of cold down. Rarely alone, the ohms are nevertheless on a lonely and perpetual search. They never rest. They appeared out of nowhere. A… Continue reading A repetition of red figures having a nautical bent

Ink painting in a concertina sketchbook

I'm in a couple of artist communities online. It began with the free course I took part in over the summer by Louise Fletcher, which in turn convinced me to take the full paid course. Lots of un-learning and breaking down barriers, some of which I wrote about a couple of posts (and a number of months) ago. Since then I've been painting a lot, and this weekend I did some ink painting in a concertina sketchbook. Tap the image to read more.