I seem to do a lot seascapes. I live about 45 minutes to an hour from the nearest beach so I don’t get a lot of time to spend near the water. The painting below is another one from the imagination.
Like a lot of people, I guess I find the ocean/waves relaxing, even if I cannot get there, I love to recreate the feeling/sight at home.
Baohong Aquarelle 100% Pure Cotton Rough Watercolour paper
Whilst I am enjoying painting standard subjects like seascapes, landscapes, building etc, I like to break out every now and then and do something ‘a little bit way out.’ I do love a good Sci-Fi or Fantasy book or film.
This is where I think the inspiration for, ‘Towards Another Dimension’ came.
Baohong Aquarelle 100% Pure Cotton Rough Watercolour paper
7 years, 2 days ago, I began my Watercolour Sketch a Day, Daily Art practice.
I began doing this daily art practice for a number of reasons:
I wanted to improve my skills.
Previously, I was only getting to sketch/paint what seemed like only once every couple of weeks. I thought I didn’t have time.
It’s fun!
Creativity assists my mental health.
It’s my ‘escape’ as I co-run a business and have a full life!
The Watercolour Sketch-a-day that I did for the 7-year mark is below.
I think it’s always good to look back and see where you came from/where you started your journey. I’m more than happy with my progress, though I still have a lot to learn. I’m certainly looking forward to doing my Watercolour Sketch a Day, each day forward. That is my number goal…a Watercolour Sketch a Day.
My very first Watercolour Sketch a Day is below. I started off using cheap Watercolour paper and below student-grade paints.
Thankfully, over time, I have tried several different papers, sketchbooks, pigment liners, brushes and paint, stepping up the quality of the tools I use and have been having a lot of fun along the way.
Looking forward to more fun, and of course, learning more and more!
This is the second Poem I wrote yesterday when I was just sitting out the back of our house enjoying the Sunshine, gentle breeze and the lovely birdsong.
Such a beautiful day yesterday! We had our great friends, Rolf & Karen come over for a BBQ lunch and then spent a wonderful time together for hours.😎🥩🥗🍰🍺🍹
After they left I went out the back and enjoyed the (very) late afternoon sunshine, warmth and birdsong, and the following words came to me. 😎🦜🌞✍️🖋️
Seems a great day to catch up on a few things, as, in Sydney, South-West it is 43C /109.4F today. Yesterday, it was 41C and the day before, 39C. Tomorrow, It’s supposed to be only 24C. Phew!
The following selection of images were taken across two walks I did this week in the same vicinity, one in that beautiful time of day before Dusk, and the others were taken earlier this morning (before the heat of the day arrived).
Last Wednesday, I walked 4.6 km / 2.86 miles & this morning I walked 7.25km / 4.5 miles.
Communicating Creatively 