Watercolour is not my favourite medium, partly because I’m not good at it but I thought it would be a good change from pastels for colour sketching. There is a degree of mess involved in pastel work and watercolours are easy to transport, so I’m having a go. The first picture of flowers in the…
Mixed media plein air sketch of the large cork oak planted by William Fletcher on the occasion of his marriage. Watercolour is not my best medium so I used pen and pastel to finish the sketch.
I really can’t make up my mind whether this is finished. It has got to the stage where the temptation is to continue titivating, adding a stroke here or a bit more just there. This can mess up a painting. On balance I think I will let it rest for a few weeks as things…
ritasspot, a blog about Hotham Park by it's Artist in Residence 