I love watercolour. I often take my old Winsor and Newton travel kit
out with me when I am on a walk. I have
had it for about 25 years! It is looking
a bit yellowed and scruffy now, but is so handy. It is only the size of your hand and even has
a mini water bottle! At the back there
is a ring where you can hook it on to your thumb.
Watercolour was my
first medium that I got to grips with. I
still love it as you can get such purity of colour. People who think it is wishy washy haven’t seen
good water colours!
I have mentioned
before how I love the hills around me, I can’t resist the different colours
they present at different times of the day and seasons.
Here are three
views of the Tararua Ranges I did last week. (Different days)
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| morning on a cloudy day |
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| Late afternoon |
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| Evening (sunset) |
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I just love how the
colours run into each other and the different reactions of the colours when
mixed together. Sometimes I like to go
completely abstract and let the colours do the telling.
This watercolour
started out with me trying to paint a bunch of flowers that were given to me
recently. I got so involved in the
colours that I forgot they were flowers in a vase! I just love it when the process takes over
and the head stays out!
Blessings to all of
you and have a great week creating wonderful art everyone.
