Palette knife

Palette knife

Dug out some rather dried up old oil paints to join a Michael Goff workshop last weekend, where we chose our subject matter to create a palette knife painting.  Good fun!! Thanks to Jean for providing a reference photo (forgot mine!) which allowed plenty of...
And the winner is……….????

And the winner is……….????

Thanks all for the varied suggestions for my next compilation picture. Love Narelle’s theme of following a story from foal to competition horse, time to start planning that one! (But first a commission to be completed in time for Melbourne International Horse...
Finished???

Finished???

After thinking hard on what the sport of “Eventing” means to me, I hope this first attempt at a compilation picture captures the various aspects. The elegance of the dressage, the speed and excitement of cross-country, followed by the showjumping and...
Compilation

Compilation

Working today on a design for my first attempt at a compilation painting! Choosing a subject close to my heart – Eventing, so have dug out a few old dressage tests and course maps to incorporate into a mixed media painting. Plan to use watercolour, pen and...
Working Sheep Dog Australian Championship

Working Sheep Dog Australian Championship

Well today I completed the 14th of 20 watercolours for the Dogpro Supreme Australian Championship. To be held in October this event is the pinnacle of Australian Sheep Dog Trials, something I am now becoming more familiar with! What a great experience to take on a new...

Progressing Well

What an interesting challenge my “Big Commission” is! The watercolour paintings are progressing well and the fact that the subject matter for the 20 pictures is similar plus using the same medium throughout, I am learning so much with the repetitive nature...