till next time

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Today's moment. I quickly sketched this young woman as she sat patiently waiting for a text. I'm still enjoying working with the 140lb hot pressed watercolour paper which is a bit like Yuppo, but more manageable.

$50  6"x8" painting with 8"x10" matt.

lion's share

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I just got home from a wonderful trip with my sister to London and Paris! It was just fantabulous. I was especially inspired by the fantastic lush overgrown Highgate Cemetery in London. This sleeping lion is on the grave of the first Zookeeper George Wombwell, then called a menagerist.

expand your horizons

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Wow, that was a real 50/50 split on the suggestions of how to crop this painting. I decided that a few extra people were cuter than a 'not so beautifully painted' sky. Thanks everyone for participating!

$50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt.

Which?

Portrait

or Landscape?

I didn't mean for this painting to work both vertically and horizontally and now I can't decide between a nice big sky or a few extra cute pedestrians. Preferences?

Charles Sovek

Charles Sovek's self portrait

Oil by Charles Sovek

Watercolour by Charles Sovek

Charles Sovek (1937-2007) is my favourite artist! His work always looks fresh and spontaneous, never heavy handed. I love the way he captures reflected light. Here's a link to Charles Sovek's Awesome Website, which is chalk full of fantastic paintings. It took me days to absorb all of his wonderful work, his 'Lessons from the Easel' and his 'Speaking of Art' notes. Enjoy, and I hope he inspires you as he does me!

flower shoppe

I'm very happy with this painting. It's funny which ones end up meaning more to me than others...

reflect

This painting just kind of happened...

$50 - 6x8" watercolour painting with 8x10" matt.

the yellow house

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I love this corner house. Every time I walk past it I am inspired by it. I painted this on Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper, just to mix things up a bit. (Also it was on sale!) I like the way the pencil slides easily across the smooth texture, as opposed to the slight grain in my usual Cold Pressed Paper. I'll do a few more and see how it goes...

$50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt.

light as a feather

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I enjoyed painting this little analogous backlit bunch. 

$70 - 8"x10" watercolour painting

cheap ship trip

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cheap ship trip... say that three times fast!!

$50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt.

with flying colours

This adorable small house caught my eye, and there was a place to sit across the way... Perfect! I'm enjoying working with the Micron 03 and Micron 1 artist pens lately.

$50 - 5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt.