I enjoyed painting the foreground in that last painting so much that I decided to go straight into another painting afterwards. So I reached for...
Category: Supergranulators
Looking At You
So here it is. I've finally gotten around to using the second of the shelves I helped myself to when the in laws threw out that old fridge. The...
Hoodoo In The Chinle Formation
Afternoon all. First, the obligatory opening paragraph for this time of year. A big hello if you're here trying to decide whether to invite me...
Bowerman’s Nose, Dartmoor
Similar subject matter to yesterday but this time it's on Dartmoor rather than Bodmin Moor. This is a stack of granite called Bowerman's Nose. ...
Dragon Path
Preparation of the site for my art studio is now complete, touch wood, so I can go back to painting even if I'm still feeling a little stressed. I...
The Colours Of Nuuk
It's really cold outside today but I wanted to do some watercolour painting, so I picked some subject matter that had lots of simple shapes and...
Climate Change
It's been a while now since my last painting but I decided earlier in the week that today was going to be my first watercolour day of 2023. The...
Supergranulator Swatching
For my second and final set of swatches today, I turned to the supergranulators. Now being the owner of three sets of Schmincke supergranulators,...
Christmas Art Stash 2022
Happy holidays everyone! I thought I'd put up here all the new art gear I've been gifted today as it's a bit of a sneak preview of what to expect...
Black Rock Cottage, Glencoe In Tundra Colours
I promised people on LinkedIn that I'd start posting my artwork up there. Yesterday I put up my first figure drawing since retirement and it was...
Hills In Shire Colours
As I said in the last post, I felt like I could do a second quick painting today. Because I’d managed to paint an imaginary landscape quite...
Hills In Tundra Colours
The rain's finally stopped, so I'm back on the watercolours at last. I thought I'd let myself back in gently by painting an imaginary landscape...
Old Nuuk
Here we go then. Back on the watercolours and it's a gentle return because I'm reaching for the tundra supergranulators and doing another painting...
Blast Wall, Glazing House, Oare Gunpowder Works
I took a trip out today to Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park near Faversham. It's a forest with lots of walks through it, along with a private...
Avebury Stones
I was ready today to take a second stab at painting something with the Schmincke Shire watercolours. I learned some lessons from my first go that...
Clearing In Newington Woods
So, after all that swatching, here's my first go with the Shire supergranulating colours. I trekked a mile or two across some fields in the...
Supergranulating Swatches
Before having my first go with the shire supergranulators, I thought I'd swatch both of my supergranulating sets. This is in the back of an old...
Nuuk Art Museum
It was always going to be another supergranulating day today. But tundra or shire? I went for tundra. The shire set is one that I might be able...
Denali National Park 2
Still making my way through my pile of new art supplies and today it's a first outing for my Schmincke supergranulating tundra watercolours. They...
Birthday Stash 1/4: Schmincke Supergranulating Watercolours
So it's my birthday and I've got a lot of new art gear. Jeepers. So much that I've split it all over four posts, three of which will set me off...