COLOUR AND BOATS

Having lived in Bristol for almost seven years, one of the main sites I enjoy in the city is the harbourside and its array of boats! I love the sea and water in general and love seeing it change colour in different light. The colourful houses that line streets, hills and the harbourside in Bristol also make the city a great place to paint and photograph; so recently I’ve picked up a paint brush (and a palette knife or two) and done just that! The scenery is also great at just inspiring a love of playing with colour so lots of my recent paintings have been sort of abstract takes on water and light. This little selection are all acrylic on canvas.

Sketchbook

Some pages from my sketchbook, using leftover acrylic paint from a large painting I was working on and a black biro! I hate letting paint go to waste (but am bad at judging quantities) so always scrape everything left on my palette onto blank pages in my sketchbook and then add in pen and pencil doodles afterwards. I might try and post updates of my sketchbook regularly (with better quality photos next time) so let me know what you think 🙂

DIY Single Stem Vases

Just a little idea that popped into my head recently! I’d been painting on canvas and had some paint left on my palette and some empty glass bottles in my recycling. Conclusion? Paint the bottles. I just used acrylic paint- using a white/red mix as the base coat and then using a palette knife to spread colour and create texture. All finished with gold painted rims and splashes of dark blue. I left them to dry and then varnished them so that the paint would stay put. Voila- DIY single stem vases! Perfect for used wine and champagne bottles. I also painted a little cactus pot with drip effect gold acrylic while I was at it!