Afghanistan Flyover

Hello there - hope you are all well.

A couple of weeks back I posted one of my new works, an acrylic, but it was without a title.

After giving it some thought I have come up with a suitable title now, it being - Afghanistan Flyover - which I think is rather self explanatory.

As a memory aid, I have re-posted it below. Hope you like both the work and the title.

As ever - whatever your art - enjoy it!

Paul

Second New Watercolour

Greetings art lovers of the Internet!

Here is the second of my current watercolour works for your (hopfully) enjoyment.

Like most of my watercolours now it is done on Saunders Waterfod 140lb paper, using Daler Rowney artists grade paints, painted with the use of Rosemary & Co Red Sable brushes and Jacksons Kolinsky Sable brushes. However - they are all done with the aid of mine own fair hand of course!

I have to admit that since taking this photo I have enhanced some of the details slightly, and added some stronger shadows. These are not shown on this photograph as I have posted it off to it's new home and the very nice lady who asked me to do this work for her, before I got chance to re-photograph it. There is, however, enough of the work here for you to get a good idea of the finished work.

OK - time to go and make progress, so whatever your art - enjoy it!

Paul

Watercolour from Kenya

Hi there again!

It would appear that I have been on a bit of a roll over the last couple of weeks painting wise, so I had best make the best of it while I can.

Below is one of two watercolours that I have been asked to do whilst on holiday in Kenya earlier this year. Each was requested by two lovely sisters my wife and I met whilst there, and both wanted a watercolour of a local small fishing boat, always to be found directly in front of our hotel. This one was anchored alongside a small sandbank that ran along the coastline there. The fishermen would tie up each day and wander along the sandbank looking for crabs or whatever.

This is done on Saunders Waterford 140lb paper, using Daler Rowney artists quality paints.

I hope that you like it - and most of all - that the lady who requested it likes it or I will be in trouble!

Whatever your art - please enjoy it.

Paul

New work!

Hi there, hope you're all well.

Below is my latest work - an acrylic done on Winsor & Newton canvas textured paper, using Reeves Acrylic Paints and worked on using my Favourite Rosemary & Co Shiraz brushes.It's just short of A2 size, with a card mount surrounding it to finish it all off. Please bear in mind the photograph is not the best!

As yet it is untitled, but I hope you enjoy it.

Whatever your art - as ever, please enjoy it.

Paul

Makeover

Hello there!

Yes - look again.

You may just have noticed that I have tried to make some changes to spruce up the blog; not anything  really earth-shattering of course, but hopefully just enough to make a bit of a difference.

So how do you like it? Have you any ideas that you think could make it better, more appealing? Whatever you may have, please let me know by emailing me at edrickart@aol.com.

Good news I do have is that there is one watercolour I have finished this week, hopefully it will be on the blog over the weekend, with the second due for "release" next week!

In any case - please take a couple of minutes to register your support for the Race for Life (link provided on the last blog post) and make a donation - however much, if you can. Thank you.

Until next time.

Paul

www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/jayneandlara

Hi there!

Regular readers will know I have not done this sort of thing before on the blog, but I hope you will agree that it's a kind of an important one this, and deserves some support.

Two of my very good friends who are both involved in local radio, and have both been very helpful and supportive of me in the past, have registered to take part on a fundraising run in Britain called "Race For Life" raising money for Cancer Research, so I am asking you on their behalf to please pledge a donation to this very worthwhile cause. It's the least I can do to use the blog to raise awareness for this.

To do so simply click on the link and make your pledge - www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/jayneandlara
and on their behalf - THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Regards,

Paul

Happy Easter Holiday

Hi everyone - how's things?

Hope you are all enjoying whatever break you have got, and that the sun shines on you wherever you are.

Not too much to report lately; as previously mentioned the Life Drawing Group has closed for a break, and so has the Kid's Art Clubs and the adults one I attend -all closed for the Easter breaks - so there.

At home I am stuck with two current watercolours I am attempting - but just keep going to my practice boards to, well - errrr - practice I suppose you would call it, until I get the kind of completed image I am hoping for and working towards.

Also there is something on one of my easels that has held a spot in the back of my mind for years I suppose. Like millions of people, my grandad fought in the Great War - WWI - whatever you want to call it. That thought until recently was always difficult to convey in a way I would like to. But last year I found two images I liked, thinking that I could develop them and work with. One is a very vivid sillhouette, and the second one to me a very poigniant one. As I have often said with many of my subjects - I hope that I can do them justice.

In the meantime, circumstances enabled me to finally complete my last Bratz picture for my grandaughter, reward for her doing so well in her latest Irish Dancing Competition. Next work similar to this will be a suitable one for my grandson.

Like all of the previous picturers in this line, it is done on gessoe primed hardboard using Reeves Acrylics and worked using my favourite brushes for this medium - Rosemary & Co's Shiraz. She will just love it.

So, until next time, whatever your art - please enjoy it.

Paul