blue fairy wren

Blue fairy wren in watercolour.  Such a sweet little Australian bird.

hydrangea in violets

Another hydrangea painted with three Daniel Smith watercolours:

Cobalt Blue

Lemon Yellow

Opera Pink

hydrangea in purple

Loving the new Lavender watercolour from Daniel Smith.  Might have to try out the new Wisteria  as well.  hydrangea phase of painting is a nice break from birds.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend.

Continuing the bird theme

A young kookaburra sitting quietly on a spring afternoon.

Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeets are as bright as they are loud and raucous.

Painting roses for a change

Painting roses in full bloom - wet on dry technique.  Allows for lots of control and you can add layer upon layer of glazes once the first layer is dry.

Rose buds - wet on wet technique.  A softer overall result but far less control.

Calla Lilly and killer whale

What do a Calla Lilly and killer whale have in common?   Possible ideas for an introduction to water colour class soon.

Painting bluebells in May

Apparently a month can fly past while painting bluebells in myfree time.

Added the top stem of bluebells for a bit of a challenge.  The bottom stem are from the 

May tutorial from Anna Mason's online school.

Tulips

Time seems to disappear when I am painting.

Australia's never ending summer had me in the mood for tulips.  

Inspired by Mr Marshal's flower book.

woyww - slow progress

The only thing different from last week is the sketch of a moth.  At this rate it would be quicker to watch a moth emerge from its cocoon.

Hope your week has been more productive.

woyww - next painting

My desk on a Wednesday night looks dark and dingy.  The Attacus Atlas moth is sitting on my easel as I try to decide whether to paint the moth or do February's tutorial (a coconut) with Anna Mason.  The only similarity between the two subjects is the colour.  I just cannot get inspired by a coconut so I might paint the moth.  All too hard so I am going to leave the moth on the desk until I make a decision.

Last weeks wreath with a few additions just before it gets popped in the mail.

Have a lovely woyww peek and I promise to visit slowly over the next few days.

woyww - card making on a desk

Not often that I post a pic of my latest card making marathon.  In this case whipping up a few bird cards from last weeks Kingfisher.  

Painting something a little different this week.  My daughter has requested a floral wreath for a colleague. Luckily I remembered to cover her name before I took a photo otherwise the surprise would be a bit flat.  Looking to add a few more flowers or leaves before I hand it over and will probably remove the pencil sketch of the bottle behind the bow.  But, I will wait for her highness to give me more instructions.

Have a lovely woyww peek and I will visit lots of desks over the weekend.

woyww - summery things

A touch of summer to brighten your woyww.  

A pretty Kingfisher painted during Anna Mason's online workshop and finished last night.

 The completed sunflower from weeks ago.

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After a few beautiful days on the beach my desk should be back to normal by the weekend.

Have a lovely woyww visit.

woyww - sunflower glow

Working on a sunflower.  Once I finish the centre I will then balance out all the colours on the petals and leaves.  The petals took ages and I plan to finish it this afternoon.  Otherwise the painting just goes on and on.  The kingfisher is on hold and hopefully will see some paint this weekend.

Have a lovely woyww peek at everyone's desk.

woyww - happy 2018 ready to paint but tidied the storeroom instead

This month's tutorial from Anna Mason's online workshop is a beautiful kingfisher and I could hardly wait to get started.  But, I got side tracked and tidied up the pantry/store room and two days later the bird is still waiting.  I do have a very tidy store room which makes me feel I have started 2018 by recycling/throwing out the previous years stuff.     

The finished fungi composition.  

Just wondering if any woyww's have sold craft/art on Etsy and would love to know your thoughts or recommendations for the site.  

Happy woyww and I promise to slowly visit over the next few days.