Waterfall I came across this attractive waterfall when I was away filming in Tuscany, Italy. The region is full of art cities and little picturesque villages with a huge cultural heritage. But is also extraordinary because of its fascinating landscape, with its bucolic countryside and rolling hills. I loved this waterfall’s handsome rocks, the tumbling water… Continue reading Waterfall
Category: Flora
Bergerac
Bergerac A trip to Bergerac in the Dordogne was an excuse to paint en plein air. Tucked between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees in Southwest France, the Dordogne has wooed visitors for centuries with its rolling vine-striped hills, honey-hued villages and turreted châteaux plucked straight from a fairy-tale. Having packed some art materials in… Continue reading Bergerac
Hydrangea
Hydrangea A few years ago a Chinese artist taught me how to produce beautiful watercolour pictures using only 3 colours of watercolour paint…a red, a yellow and a blue (each diluted with water), plus a large sheet of good quality watercolour paper. I planned a focal point – a flower head - then used masking… Continue reading Hydrangea
Poppies
Poppies Red poppies are so spectacular. and have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death. Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red colour . Following the trench warfare in the poppy fields of Flanders, Belgium during World War I, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of… Continue reading Poppies
Daffodils
Yellow is my favourite colour and I adore Spring time for this reason. I was inspired to paint these beautiful daffodils that I found growing locally at the water’s edge. As a spring flower and the first to bloom, daffodils are symbols of rebirth and hope. They signify new life and resilience as they are strong little… Continue reading Daffodils
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