Fungi

Fungi Watercolour

I wanted to paint something with extremely subtle colours to see what the outcome would look like.

Quill

Quill watercolour

The lovely barn owl we have living next door to us.  She's so beautiful and so friendly too.

Painting for Derek

Painting for Derek - Oils

My dear friend Derek asked me to complete a portrait of his daughter for him.
I am not confident in oils yet, but feel a lot happier using them now I've done this portrait.
I hope he likes the result when I show him.

Apples

I can't seem to stop painting apples!  I think I love the variation in colours so much.
I thought I would try this picture in a dark wood frame to see what it looked like.

Orchid watercolour

I thought it would be nice to try to paint my orchid. 
It was a bit of a challenge painting this as I used some smooth watercolour paper which I hadn't used before.  The way it absorbed the water was quite different to what I have been getting used to with the rougher paper.

Looking forward to getting this framed.

First Pastel

Fancied trying out a pastel picture.
I haven't tried pastels before.  I was wondering what they were like to use.  It's been fun trying them, I will try again for sure.

St Mary's church

St Mary's church oil painting.

First go in oils for a very long time. 
Need to try more to get my confidence up in this medium. 

Framed Beached Boats

Framed as a matching pair.

Stages Beach Boat 2

 Decided to take photos of the painting at different stages as it progressed.

Beach Boat 2

I wanted to do another beached boat scene so I had a matching pair.

Beach Boat

Beach Boat watercolour

Thought I would attempt something different and paint a beach scene.
I was quite pleased with the feel of this painting.

Apples & Blossom

Apples & Blossom watercolour

A larger bunch of apples from our tree and some blossom too.
I was wondering what the combination of the two images would look like on the page.