Delamere

Posted on April 1, 2023 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Acrylic on canvas, Art, Autumn, Blues, Cheshire, Colour, Delamere forest, Distance, Fine Art, Leaves, Life, Reds2 Comments

Third painting. I used the reference photo less and added leaves on the left hand side that were further towards the centre than was on the original photo. The lady who lent me the photograph told me this was taken at Delamere forest, which I think is in Cheshire.

I tried to emphasise the blues in the background to give it a distant feeling. Then I emphasised the reds and greens to ring them to the fore. The leaf litter was fun to paint trying to shape it and add light shining through the leaves onto the ground. It’s a small acrylic on canvas.

Blue

Posted on January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blue, Blues, Colour, colour mixing, depth of colour, Ocean, Sea, Sky, Variations, VisionLeave a comment

Blue, cobalt, ultramarine, pthalo blue, azure, cerulean, indigo, so many names for blue. When you choose colours to paint with you have to select the right one. When you choose you may want a transparent blue, or something stronger with a real depth of colour to it. If you want a colour to paint the sky you need to match what you see to what you can mix on the canvas. Sometimes you just can’t get the right combination of colours. Some blues have hints of red, or purple, or green or even yellow, it’s amazing how many variations of colours the eye can see. Sea, world, ocean, sky, so many blues.

Triangles

Posted on May 29, 2022 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Blues, Colour, Drawing, Greens, Life, Meditation, purples, Shapes, Sketching, trianglesLeave a comment

I can’t stop experimenting. This time I drew overlapping triangles. Am I boring you? I think this kind of drawing is a meditation. It’s a way of ignoring the the world. Taking the time to place each shape and space them evenly apart. Does anyone else doodle or draw? It helps my mental health. I’m very visual and I have to create. I can’t stop….

Digital ice

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, ArtRage app, Blues, Cold, Cool, Digital drawing, Freezing, IceLeave a comment

Sundays #bandofsketchers prompt was cool. After looking at various things on a cold day I decided to look for an image on Google. I found a picture of some ice cubes and drew that in my ArtRage app.

Clouds

Posted on January 31, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Blues, Clouds, Infinity, Life, Patterns, Poems, Poetry, Reflections, Skies, ThinkingLeave a comment

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Feathers, bold, blues new,

Trees and lamps, float above,

Mirror wings , fly out phantom birds.

Swoop over head, peck at the sky.

Field of blue, arching inwards,

Nearer than infinity, but far.

Find your reflection, on the wind,

Life eternal, changing, clouds scattered.

Identified Flying Objects

Posted on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Blues, Clouds, Computer, Design, Photographs, Skies6 Comments

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I love clouds and skies, and when you multiply them and twist them you can create really interesting images.

Since I know what the objects are the title is pretty obvious. A church spire, or a terraced house roof floating in the sky can look very spooky though. Odd edges to the original photos create little details floating above or to the side of the main object. The best photos to use are mainly sky with the foliage or building in one corner.

The cloud scapes also help give atmosphere (pun intended) to the pictures.

I did consider making these black and white but I think the colours help.

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Tag: Blues