We had a bit of sun last week and this week, so the light in the studio was really good, essential when working on delicate colour combinations. Although the lighting in the studio is really good, I always do the final colour rendering under natural light. I've had a go at the sky, a real challenge with the evening light and subtle colour transitions. I ended up having to do it twice, as the first time it fully dried it looked a bit ‘flat’. I wanted it to be really soft, and had spent many evenings observing the colour in the evening sky, I am happy with it now. This one has now been put aside while I move back to Falls Dam.
A little peek into the studio to see the last few weeks of detail work that has been going into the Lake Alexandrina painting…Progressing steadily, but the water reflection work is going to...
As the season cools and the leaves start to tinge to hues of golds and burnt orange I have been working on the Lake Alexandrina painting. This artwork has the same vibrant autumn colours pressing against...
Three sizes available to fit your space perfectly - Summer Afternoon at Cooks Beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. Pictured are the black and white 30w x 40d frames with not matt and in the 1000 x 625 size. Cooks Beach (Pukaki) is a sheltered white sandy beach with Pōhutukawa trees and “bunny tail” sand tussocks waving gently in the breeze...