A little bit of fire....

The following are two pieces that I created recently and that are currently for auction on Ebay. You can view the auctions by clicking the text below each image. I came up with the ideas for the pieces while driving home about a three weeks ago but a recent bout of ongoing insomnia blocked my creativity something fierce. The blockage has cleared however and I have begun creating again.


Fading Fire Auction Here


Receding Fire Auction Here

Thank you for looking!

Starlit

Yesterday my husband, the kids and I went to have a great visit with family and didn't leave until after nightfall. We had a gorgeous drive home with an amazing view of the night time sky. From that this new piece was inspired.



Starlit

***Update October/07*** This piece has been sold.

Autumn Triad

Well I've started to embrace the fact that summer has come to an end and that autumn is now upon us. Not that I really have a choice, but rather than live in denial until the first drops of.....well, let's not go there shall we? brrrrr!

Anyhow, being surrounded by the beautiful, bold colours that autumn brings with it I felt inspired to create what I'm sure will be one of many leafy pieces. Here's my first one created in 4 x 6 inch OSWOA format.



Autumn Triad

This piece will be put up for auction tomorrow night. Thanks for looking!

Schools in......

Well today my eldest started her first day of Junior Kindergarten so naturally my mind has been obsessed with thoughts of my daughter and school.

One of my daughter's favorite outdoor activities is hop-scotch....well as close to hopscoth as a four year old can get. In any case I started sketching and I now have in my posession on of my most favorite watercolours I have ever made. I really enjoyed creating this piece and I look forward to it's debut in my saleable collection. I'm not sure if I could sell the original but I am definitely going to research releasing a limited edition of prints.....



It is a 4 x 6 inch OSWOA created with watercolour paints on 140 lb watercolour paper, titled appropriately; "Hop To It" This piece gave me yet another opportunity to experiment using masking techniques....I love this stuff!

Thanks for looking!

New Auction.......

Hostas is now up for auction. This is my first auction in about two weeks if not more. I hope you'll come to visit my auction and hopefully bid on this beautiful vivid piece.

Hostas watercolour ACEO

Masking....hostas

Well this weekend I decided to conduct my first "experiment" in masking with watercolour paints. The painted look to the leaves of the Hosts provided the perfect opportunity. I'm very pleased with the results and may even list it. I'll be sure to post a link with this entry once I have.

Masking with watercolours can be a little tricky but I find the definition it allows the lighter colours by ensuring they are painted last is a bonus to me. You needn't worry about the darker and lighter washes overstepping their boundaries and for the most part the colour stays put.


Hostas

It's beginning to feel a lot more like spring!

Well, the nice spring-like weather is continuing here in southern Ontario and I'm loving it! Here's a piece I created a few days back...



I've titled it Spring Blossoms. It's in ACEO format (2.5 x 3.5 inches in size) and I'm happy with it. It's been a long time since I have painted landscape type pieces in watercolours. I find it to be very soothing and a nice return to the "basics" for me.

Lately I haven't had much time to paint....well at least in the past couple days. My husband has been sick and the kids are hyper because of this gorgeous weather we've been having. Not to mention the Ring Slings I sell have picked up signalling the beginning of baby season. I'm trying to give myself at least a half hour each day to create....so far it's not going that well though. Oh well, there's always tomorrow, right?