W I N T E R S T I L L New Collection released Sunday 1st March Some recent still life paintings which I’ll be releasing this coming Sunday 1st March as part of my Winter Still collection. I really enjoyed painting these at the start of the ye
Snow drops and little blue eggs. They seem to go so happily together in this still life set up and I enjoyed painting them today. I’ve contrasted their cool blues and whites with a warm background. It also adds to the feeling of calm. I love t
I’ve been painting the most gorgeous little blue eggs today. I put them in a simple still life set up which seemed to reflect the quiet winter day. This painting will be part of my next collection which will be coming out at the end of the mon
I always enjoy the first week of February, when I get to sit back and take in all the paintings I completed during the January Strada Easel Challenge. These are just a few favourites but there are plenty of others which will definitely make it into
Day 31 #stradaeasel Yay! Day 31! 🎉 I’m so pleased to be able to finish the Strada Easel Challenge with this larger still life I’ve been working on this week. It’s the painting I’d been imagining doing at the start of the mo
Day 30 #stradaeasel The penultimate day of the challenge and I’ve really enjoyed painting this floral still life. The deep crimson and bold petals of the hellebores bring out the delicacy of the snowdrops and they work really well together.
Day 29 #stradaeasel I painted the set up of hellebores and snowdrops that I prepared yesterday, this time with a neutral background. It gives it quite a different feel, more restful perhaps. My favourite part of painting hellebores (or any flower
Day 28 #stradaeasel I carried on with this still life painting today, working on more of the pots. I ended scraping off the bowl from the other day as it was really annoying me so I’ll have another go at that next time. I like how this area i
Day 27 #stradaeasel One of the happiest sights in winter is when the snowdrops emerge. These brave little flowers had quite a battering in the storms last night and although it is always a bit of a wrench picking them and bringing them indoors, the
Day 26 #stradaeasel I’ve been carrying on with my still life set up today which I’ve enjoyed. It’s starting to come together and it’s nice to see the colours working side by side. I may re-do the bowl but I’ll have a l
Day 22 #stradaeasel The hellebores I picked a week ago are still going strong! It is partly the variety and partly that I’ve learnt to dip them in hot water to stop them drooping. They are fading somewhat though and don’t have that real
Day 21 #stradaeasel challenge This is a little study for a larger painting I’m thinking about. I was exploring the composition and whether I want it to be back lit from the window or not. I don’t usually paint with the light coming from
Day 20 #stradaeasel I finished off the still life painting I started yesterday and it has helped me to answer the questions I had about a larger piece I’m planning. The sun was low when I took the photo so the colours aren’t quite right
Day 19 #stradaeasel A work in progress on today’s still life which I’ll finish tomorrow. Still enjoying these colour combinations. This time I’m interested to see how the green of a money plant sits within it (I’ll see tomo
Day 17 #stradaeasel It’s always tricky to get a moment on a Saturday but I found a quiet few minutes to sketch a new plant (yes, another!). Lovely big, shiny heart shaped leaves. More going on than I thought there’d be so it was good