Inspirations

A far cry from my usual bright colour palette, I've been taken with blueish grey lately. I love the little shots of colour in unexpected places. 

Little Paintings

I have been doing everything but painting lately and missing it badly so I dragged myself away from the computer yesterday and created these two little pictures. The top one is on illustration board and the other is on canvas. I'm going to play around with some more colour schemes.

Painting Cacti and Succulents

Been out walking again

So Lucky!

Like. Wow.

 

Baby Ghosts

Tiny Cacti. My latest craze. Not like they're in any shortage on this island.

Little Houses

 

I love the aged look of the colourful houses perched on the hills here. I use crackling varnish to create a layered, worn appearance.

I put my work up on the wall a lot so I can check out the composition and colour balance from a distance.

 

I put some bronze highlights in to catch the light.

So Good to be painting again ! :)

New Painting Hoopla

I haven't painted for ages and I sooo enjoyed it today. I've just listed this on my shop and now I'm off to read this book by David Nicholls. I really liked Starter For Ten, perfect bedtime or beachy reading, you know when you really don't want to have to think too hard.
I have a few canvases lined up so I'll be back painting in the morning.

Illustration Friday 'Ahead'

'Ahead' my first submission for Illustration Friday. This is a revamped version of an older piece. Painted background, collaged figures, digitally enhanced. I like the new version and thought it suited the theme. I'd love to hear your comments!