Tag Archives: Paint

Believe!

Hi Today’s painting brings back memories of living the dream. It is one of three painted on a beautiful summer’s day in a riverside garden out in the wilds of Co. Galway. It came about when my partner’s daughter complained … Continue reading

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If You Go Down to the Woods Today…..

Hi Everyone, Today, a walk in the forest! The idea of wandering off into the woods on some great adventure with a hint of danger, brings me back to the world of childhood memories. I grew up in an area … Continue reading

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Hi, Hope you are having a good weekend. Today’s painting was created using a very limited palette of only 4 colours (good for a very limited budget!). There was no real plan in mind, I just began painting, another experiment… Although … Continue reading

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Today I am showing you a piece of my earliest work. I had become frustrated with using water colours  (I now realise that I was only beginning to understand how paint works). At the time I discovered contrasting and the … Continue reading

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Eggs-playin’ Pollock

Hi to Everyone and a sincere thanks to the response my blogs have generated. You’re doing wonders for my confidence! Today’s piece is simply a laugh and I hope it makes you smile at the start of the week. About … Continue reading

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Sophie’s Sunrise

Hi Everyone, hope you’re all having a good day. This painting I am sharing today is titled “Sophie’s Sunrise”. The reason for this is that it was painted as a gift for my first grandchild Sophie. She’s beautiful! Hi Sophie, … Continue reading

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Face Off

Hi Folks, Today I am showcasing  the macabre! ” Abstract Self-Portrait of Artist with Fibromyalgia”. It is the most fun I had with paint in a while. Whilst working on a detailed piece constrained by pain, I stopped and asked … Continue reading

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Everyone needs Space

Hi Today I am sharing Galaxy 1 with you, it is my first attempt at painting deep space. I have always been fascinated by the skies, stars and beyond. I feel that this maybe a naive depiction of the elegance, … Continue reading

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Artistic Appetites – Paint Needs to be Eaten

Thanks for all your responses to my blog this week. I’m really happy. Today’s masterpiece (ha, ha, ha!) Paint Needs to be Eaten began as an experiment with my hopes of exploring abstract. Half way through, I was focusing on … Continue reading

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