Day 22 - Puffin in Waiting

Yes, one wonders, what is he waiting for?

Day 21 - A Portrait of a Puffin

A very serious looking Puffin ready for a portrait taken!

Day 19 - Young Puffin

This is a young puff link getting ready for the sea world.

All my small watercolors are enclosed in Carton which makes it a lovely gift.

Day 18 - Smáeyjar

Smáeyjar in karton

Day 17 - Bjarnarey

I am really working well with my watercolors, here is the next island with Elliðaey.

Day 16 - Elliðaey

A small watercolor of Elliðaey

Day 15 - Elephant

A small watercolor painted from the Golf Course

Day 10 - Eiðisdrangar

Painted inside

Eiðisdrangar again, I keep going back to them.

Plein air "The Three Rocks"

"Hani, Hæna and Grasleysa"

These are the names of the three little islands.

This is one of my plain air watercolor that I did the other day when George, my artist pen friend joined me in our little experiments of plein air painting.

It is much less fuss to carry the watercolor items on location than the oil but, I think I enjoy the oil better even if it takes longer.

It is such a difference painting "plein air" on location than painting in a studio, colors and everything come so to live.

We only spent a few minutes painting as it was too cold to sit for long.

Below is George and I painting, I took the photo myself, I forgot to ask George to take a photo of myself painting...:( 

The Loved Cat

This was a commission I did for a friend of mine after she had seen one of my cat paintings made by colored ink which was at my last exhibition.  I used watercolors for this one and tried to make it look like her late cat that she still misses.  She was really happy with it when I brought it to her today.  

I hope you do too.

Sleepy Cat

Dreaming Away

Here is a new approach to my water media.

I have just joint another artist website called http://www.wetcanvas.com

 where artists get all sorts of challenges, very exiting!

From all the pictures that we could choose from was one photo of a sleeping cat which I decided to have a go at.  I thought I would make a different approach by using my old set of W&N "Liquid Acrylic Ink" and "Illu Color"

I wanted to go completely from the usual oil and watercolor approach.

My method in few words were as follows:

I sprayed water on a 140lb not watercolor paper, then I poured some yellows, orange and carefully added a little of the sepia for shadows .  While this was drying I started using a pen and a brush to do some glazing and create some texture.  

It has been a long time since I have played with these mediums and I was really enjoying myself.

I hope you enjoy my friends.

The neighbor watch

These are one of my small watercolor and pen art work.

It shows a couple standing in the rain and talking while on watch.

I really should have been doing some Daily Paint Works but have been too busy organizing for our Market at our new Harbor Site.  

This month has been full on with my exhibition on the mainland and then our Market here at home.  Life is fun!!

Creative flight

Flying with a purpose