This mini painting began with loose charcoal marks. I used wide paintbrushes to be as expressive and free as possible.
Tag: moody colours
Colour mixing
Mixing a dark moody grey from ultramarine blue, red, yellow and white acrylics only; it’s not as easy as it looks.
Red Roses
I created this painting in September when the rose bush was in full bloom. I tried a new technique, dribbling ink across the canvas to create a web of rose stems, which looks very ‘climbing’ rose. I really like the end result, it has a dark, gothic feel.
Autumn Leaves
This is a view of looking down at newly fallen hawthorn leaves on the ground, the incredible surface pattern with pops of red, orange and yellow. I went to town on a dark, moody Turner-esque inky background to give depth, and because the actual ground was the tarmac of a kids’ playground. Creativity strikes anytime!