tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68116072500218141812024-03-14T03:20:01.958+11:00serendipitythe development and occurrence of painting events in a happy way.sandra dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.comBlogger388125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811607250021814181.post-81623335224183953062021-04-28T19:51:00.003+10:002021-04-28T19:51:32.622+10:00woyww - colour mixing charts <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Not often I get to post photos of my latest obsession. Haha</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Currently exploring all the colour palettes I have tucked away in my desk. Then I thought I should document a swatch of each colour in a sketchbook. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That led me to doing a bit of reading on colour theory. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vI2z7TUR3vg/YIkrTaTWBHI/AAAAAAAACys/_ntkuwfackY37bd-TOIH9kEe9zPGkK25ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vI2z7TUR3vg/YIkrTaTWBHI/AAAAAAAACys/_ntkuwfackY37bd-TOIH9kEe9zPGkK25ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3071.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I started mixing using a colour wheel. But I didn't find it really helped me learn to mix colours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Osco9BkoJQ/YIkrP9hWHmI/AAAAAAAACyo/J0CZNxt1DUUXzGugnD3Ky1IoSy-iwwN1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Osco9BkoJQ/YIkrP9hWHmI/AAAAAAAACyo/J0CZNxt1DUUXzGugnD3Ky1IoSy-iwwN1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3073.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Moved on to the grid colour chart. Quickly overwhelmed with so many colours.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cIVxHRlTSwA/YIkrM0jEntI/AAAAAAAACyk/vexRI3WxwKwfv8JaPKS7tQ1hRqzGvActACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cIVxHRlTSwA/YIkrM0jEntI/AAAAAAAACyk/vexRI3WxwKwfv8JaPKS7tQ1hRqzGvActACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3074.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tried a smaller colour grid with a limited palette. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Getting a bit better. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By this time I have watched numerous Youtube clips and purchased a book on Colour Theory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9St4njvD-WI/YIkrWRpLbDI/AAAAAAAACyw/HqkcCctGnh4Px18d6ziZCJcY1WJvWDuVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9St4njvD-WI/YIkrWRpLbDI/AAAAAAAACyw/HqkcCctGnh4Px18d6ziZCJcY1WJvWDuVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Then I found the colour mixing tutorial by Alek Krylow and this works for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Far more ordered and makes sense.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It allows me to mix eg. blues and yellows, resulting in a vast range of green values. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I plan to do this with all my colours. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Could take me until the end of the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ElJN3DYDLZo/YIkraFPPLhI/AAAAAAAACy0/xana4Psz9NUoGsf0-TsgdQYqdeyKbWvXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3058%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ElJN3DYDLZo/YIkraFPPLhI/AAAAAAAACy0/xana4Psz9NUoGsf0-TsgdQYqdeyKbWvXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_3058%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finished the oriental Lily.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kept a light touch and achieved some form in the leaves and bulbs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I plan to visit lots of desks over the next few days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stay safe and have a creative week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><p></p>sandra dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811607250021814181.post-34924090375807923582021-04-14T19:50:00.002+10:002021-04-14T19:50:28.419+10:00woyww - lily in pink<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1NKtAJ3G3oE/YHa6FSMkPvI/AAAAAAAACyM/KhVjf2Mec2sfzBuu-l9GehFA2VQXhXsMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1NKtAJ3G3oE/YHa6FSMkPvI/AAAAAAAACyM/KhVjf2Mec2sfzBuu-l9GehFA2VQXhXsMACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/IMG_3054.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Slowly working on a pink oriental lily and trying to keep</p><p style="text-align: center;">the washes light and not overwork the painting.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Time will tell if I achieve a light touch.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Have a wonderfully creative week.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>sandra dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811607250021814181.post-77503065120049432902021-04-01T08:50:00.002+11:002021-04-01T08:50:52.911+11:00woyww (late) - done and dusted <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMmK1UCKEQo/YGTssVTIe9I/AAAAAAAACyA/Hfr7hhI_i3YBhrWKjGAO_0C97LqGbuzJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="2048" height="363" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMmK1UCKEQo/YGTssVTIe9I/AAAAAAAACyA/Hfr7hhI_i3YBhrWKjGAO_0C97LqGbuzJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h363/IMG_3035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Charlie relaxing on her watercolour cushion, thinking about her next meal probably.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before I cleaned the palette I painted up a few cards.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Quick brush strokes and a touch of metallic paint. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a lot of thought or planning ....which is good as I can really over think </div><div style="text-align: center;">the most simple of projects. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1VAfP53V88g/YGTr6AsH3rI/AAAAAAAACx0/m5NXnjL-SqAW7IiGi4t9mIblirAqYBlUACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1521" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1VAfP53V88g/YGTr6AsH3rI/AAAAAAAACx0/m5NXnjL-SqAW7IiGi4t9mIblirAqYBlUACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3037.jpg" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QICaizTkcQU/YGTr3XNZEbI/AAAAAAAACxw/SYBkB_PdZB0bOV7muyGn6k104OEXJktZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1594" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QICaizTkcQU/YGTr3XNZEbI/AAAAAAAACxw/SYBkB_PdZB0bOV7muyGn6k104OEXJktZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3038.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy your Easter festivities .... stay safe and keep creating.</div></div><br /><p></p>sandra dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811607250021814181.post-40697104078855249212021-03-24T20:15:00.003+11:002021-03-24T20:15:47.398+11:00WOYWW - rain, rain and more rain<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Dorothea Mackellar summed it up beautifully </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love a sunburnt country,</div><div style="text-align: center;">A land of sweeping plains, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Of ragged mountain ranges,</div><div style="text-align: center;">of droughts and flooding rains,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love her far horizons,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love her jewel-sea</div><div style="text-align: center;">Her beauty and her terror -</div><div style="text-align: center;">The wide brown land for me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While it rained kitty started to emerge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WXcxeCFDtww/YFsAvu3a5kI/AAAAAAAACxg/LsraitJtmogQKRm1mPD3P8UIUTrvTRDTACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WXcxeCFDtww/YFsAvu3a5kI/AAAAAAAACxg/LsraitJtmogQKRm1mPD3P8UIUTrvTRDTACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h354/IMG_3024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warning to anyone with a fear of spiders. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpjDpxq0Its/YFsAzowXLBI/AAAAAAAACxk/2sESg_LkvusNIA-sIkSHiGzGtiny4WiUACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpjDpxq0Its/YFsAzowXLBI/AAAAAAAACxk/2sESg_LkvusNIA-sIkSHiGzGtiny4WiUACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_3006.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I was emptying water from the flower pots s/he leapt up the wall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good to see the critters survived the deluge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a wonderfully creative week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>sandra dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811607250021814181.post-61583841054165927942021-03-10T19:56:00.003+11:002021-03-10T19:56:50.923+11:00WOYWW - cat sketch <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A64c5BWogRg/YEiH_OI7wbI/AAAAAAAACw8/d50xpkpbmQMh3cwgUArNjdcHXaTID2UhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1761" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A64c5BWogRg/YEiH_OI7wbI/AAAAAAAACw8/d50xpkpbmQMh3cwgUArNjdcHXaTID2UhACLcBGAsYHQ/w344-h400/IMG_3004.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A busy week or 2 and a little sketch to share for WOYWW.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plan on painting the kitty using the crushed granite watercolour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close up of kitty sketch.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZpYUO-pPuJo/YEiIB5zDN6I/AAAAAAAACxA/1LzShcvV9ZES5FAyZYavQGrQClxL3LB8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2989%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1353" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZpYUO-pPuJo/YEiIB5zDN6I/AAAAAAAACxA/1LzShcvV9ZES5FAyZYavQGrQClxL3LB8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2989%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weekend away on the Central Coast was spent relaxing with bush walks, painting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and eating out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YLV7wuJbuKw/YEiIwdQZJEI/AAAAAAAACxM/1356b4PBQ_wlPO4CVpq4J9jhie-43XCNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2996%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YLV7wuJbuKw/YEiIwdQZJEI/AAAAAAAACxM/1356b4PBQ_wlPO4CVpq4J9jhie-43XCNACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2996%2B%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plan to visit lots of desks and say hello while I start to paint. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>sandra dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811607250021814181.post-58320994684768295512021-02-24T20:08:00.004+11:002021-02-24T20:08:47.765+11:00WOYWW - crushed granite apparently<p> </p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing pretty on my desk this Wednesday. Unless you </div><div style="text-align: center;">like crushed granite that comes from an area in central NSW called Cowra.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Given a bag of the crushed granite by a Geologist who knows that I make paint.</div><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MqD0QKtuDiU/YDYUHSRNwhI/AAAAAAAACwQ/figoNzbx_8cy_WAgc27zL2LsBtV1QG7wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MqD0QKtuDiU/YDYUHSRNwhI/AAAAAAAACwQ/figoNzbx_8cy_WAgc27zL2LsBtV1QG7wQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2980.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite unusual to find a core of crushed granite according to the Geologist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So after sifting, grinding, washing etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be making some watercolour paint over the weekend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cuX1sNeApCo/YDYULQM-hRI/AAAAAAAACwU/qd930m8qVeUP-FwzNc_YmXQvzUHUe6tmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1827" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cuX1sNeApCo/YDYULQM-hRI/AAAAAAAACwU/qd930m8qVeUP-FwzNc_YmXQvzUHUe6tmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2981.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">So far it is looking more like face powder than watercolour paint and that is fine. 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I could also mention the phone shadow but by this stage I am posting and moving on. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> Once I painted "Obi's" eyes I felt his lovely character started to shine through. Slowly working on</p><p style="text-align: center;">his body and thinking about how to apply a subtle background.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Maybe I just think too much. LOL</p><p style="text-align: center;">Wishing you all a creative week.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>sandra dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811607250021814181.post-52944783579849911002021-02-03T20:08:00.004+11:002021-02-03T20:08:44.215+11:00 WIP on WOYWW<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Six months certainly goes by pretty quickly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nd_0DDX5vYg/YBplN41P3UI/AAAAAAAACvc/BdCCzD0_2p0BIgC-r4Jwnvkb8gVxTMjywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1743" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nd_0DDX5vYg/YBplN41P3UI/AAAAAAAACvc/BdCCzD0_2p0BIgC-r4Jwnvkb8gVxTMjywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2921.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Adjusting to the new normal meant a lot of things went by the wayside and posting on woyww</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">got replaced with Insta. But, I am getting a little tired of Insta and the constant push to sell me things I don't want, need or even like. If I think about Insta it feels like I spent more time on settings trying to disable everything and falling down a rabbit hole of memes which occasionally made me laugh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to Blogger and there have been a few changes. After a year of constant changes what is one more in the big scheme. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little WIP is the beginnings of "Obi". So far he is behaving nicely and has the sweetest disposition. 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Referring to the Eucalyptus caesia commonly known as the "Silver Princess" rather than the state of my hair. </div>
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Signed up for quick online workshop with David Reynolds and was really pleased to learn his techniques for painting the chalky finish on the thin branches.</div>
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Still a work in progress but relatively happy with the result so far. Need to finish up on some details and then I'm calling it quits.</div>
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I am absolutely thrilled and honoured to have a beautiful collage work from Diana at Velvet Moth Studio. The photo of course does not do justice to her art work. Thank you Diana it now hangs on my studio wall and I can admire your work to my hearts content </div>
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Our camellia has bloomed and bloomed this winter and I had to share a photo of the lovely carpet of petals. </div>
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The completed Acacia pycantha, most commonly known as the "golden wattle ". From memory it may even be the official floral emblem of Australia. </div>
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Participated in my first Zoom online workshop with Alina Koo and painted a pretty rose. Trying to loosen up and let the watercolour flow.</div>
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Participating in nature journaling week allowed me to document my battle with the cabbage moth/butterfly. Keen gardeners would know that it happily lays eggs on the whole Brassica genus and then little caterpillars devour the lot. Novice gardeners like me start out admiring the white butterfly in the garden to now staging a full on battle. </div>
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The intention was to join in on a week of nature journaling starting on the 1st of June. </div>
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Completed a dandelion as I cannot get enough of these little fuzz balls and they are all over the garden.</div>
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A walk along the coastline after a storm can reveal some lovely remains from the sea. Sea urchins can be a pest and quite nasty if you tread on them when they have quills. </div>
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Far too many UFO's sighted in this makers drawers, cupboards and seven made it to my desk. In keeping with the woyww anniversary spirit I will walk you around the desk. Top LH corner has the usual cup of tea and bottle of water next to the packet of Gum arabic. It was a must have purchase and is still unopened and unprocessed into a binder for mulling watercolours. The little rocks are from rubble dumped on a pathway. I think they may be crushed clay water pipes. Hopefully I will get around to crushing them further to reveal a pale apricot ochre.</div>
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Then we have an Australian hand cream (original fig scent). COVID 19 has taught me to support local producers that don't rely on international shipping. Baby wipes have always been part of my desk arrangement and they are sitting on the repurposed w/c journal which is the second UFO. The original mixed media journal was made in 2012 and I have spent years trying to make the pages fit my style. Thanks to the nudge from WOYWW I tore the pages out and made my own journal using quality w/c paper. Third UFO is a pile of books I started reading and have stopped mid way. 4 hardcopies and about 4 on the kindle.</div>
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Moving to the bottom RH corner you will find a cross stitch started sometime in the 90's and possibly put on hold due to having children, working full time and a good dose of "couldn't be bothered". But the anniversary has encouraged me to sort out the threads which is a start. </div>
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No idea why the w/c swatches are sitting on the cross stitch..... I think they need a new home and so get dumped around the desk. Finally 2 LO's completed for the <b>dear</b> children's albums. DD's graduation 3 years ago and DS first day at preschool approximately 22 years ago. Now I would never of remembered that I still had to complete these pages if I was not rummaging around the cupboard. Also sorted out years of photos and have a small pile somewhere on the desk to be scrapbooked. </div>
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I did also manage to paint a bunny for DD's friend due to have a baby shortly. Ideas straight from pinterest/instagram etc. as I struggle to come up with anything original when it is needed in 48 hours. I did freestyle the flowers so hopefully won't be sued. </div>
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Last photo (I promise) of a lovely spider web catching the morning dew with our camellia bush in the background. The spider has lived in this spot for years and when I last saw her I thought she had put on weight so we have a lot in common.</div>
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A display of leaves, Banksia flower head and seed pod from my morning walk.</div>
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At the moment I can't contemplate painting something large and found simple instructions</div>
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The week has been a mix of gardening, walking and enjoying the sunshine.</div>
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Needless to say I never got around to making a face mask. </div>
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Even before I had made any move to rummage around the sewing drawer quite a lot of controversy arose on the web about whether you can use HEPA vacuum bags safely. </div>
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Todays desk includes a bit of doodling I started while trying a few of the handmade watercolours. Top right corner is the new palette which contains all the colours made so far. The lovely palette of gold and silver watercolours are called "Pearl Colors" made by Coliro. Lots of different brands for sale but these were a good price in Australia. </div>
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To the left of my desk you will find a mask and a vacuum bag. Whenever I crush/grind rocks suitable for mulling into watercolour I always wear a mask to ensure I am not inhaling rock dust. Masks have to be the N95 filtration grade just like the ones recommended for COVID 19. I had planned to make my own and searched where I could find the filtration fabric. Guess what it was in the storeroom. The vacuum cleaner bags are guaranteed to filter out 99.5% of airborne particles. Look for the term HEAP on the bag or box to see if they are suitable. </div>
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1. Find ochre rocks.</div>
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2. Smash them with a hammer while wearing appropriate face mask.</div>
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3. Grind small pebbles in a mortar and pestle to a fine consistency.</div>
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4. Mix ground rock powder with water and stir.</div>
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5. Filter the water mix through coffee filters. </div>
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6. Let sediment on the coffee filter dry.</div>
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7. Grind sediment and mix in water and filter again (x3 then I got bored).</div>
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8. When you have an extra fine pigment powder it is ready to mull. Or you could buy pigment powder from a manufacturer and start here!</div>
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9. Mull pigment powder with a binder. I use gum arabic, honey, glycerin, oil of clove and distilled water.</div>
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Apologies for the long post but if anyone shows some interest I can't help sharing the love.</div>
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My obsession with making my own w/c paints continues. There is something quite soothing as you move the glass muller over the pigment and binder in a continuous motion. This is a mix of a grey rock I had pulverised and some cerulean blue pigment.</div>
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Second colour is a pulverised rock picked up by a friend in Tumut, NSW. Yes, I have friends and family now looking around and picking up interesting rocks. </div>
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A chart I made with the home made w/c and the original rocks. </div>
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Hopefully, this gives an indication of the colours when painted.</div>
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Photo of our Star Gem Magnolia with a bonus bee. I should get around to painting this in the next few weeks. </div>
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No beach photo today as our beaches are officially closed. You may have seen photos of the hordes descending on our popular beaches over a sunny few days. Words fail me.</div>
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Makes me happy to be an introvert who seeks out quieter places.</div>
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Stay safe and stay home crafting dear woyww.</div>
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