It came out of the blue!

Having painted a blue and choppy sea - it was missing 'something'. 

So, what should swoop into view?

A cormorant

of course....

Dreaming of the sea

At the end of the world the sea meets the sky,

there's  small strip of land where the mermaids lie.

Where they chit and they chat,

or play and have fun,

and top up their tan in the midday sun.

(thanks to the poet Wayne Mac, tap on his name for the full poem)

Not had my dose of coastal air...

and missing the sea...

So got out the brushes, 

and made one - just for me.

I loved it so much,

another soon followed.

Although not finished - it gives me

that same hit of blue.

#art #seascape #acrylic #painting

Friday update

After two weeks of struggling to get to my paints, I have finally managed :)

So, what's on my desk today?

A lot of incomplete work.  

I can't layer too much acrylic on to the slate with out it completely drying and hardening 

otherwise it lifts off the paint below.

I also get bored painting the same creatures so I thought I'd play with something different....

 

but of course, I return back to my favourite :)

What's on my desk today? Well I'm certainly feeling puffed!!

Sea parrot, Coulter neb,

Ploughshare beak,

Nath, Pope, Popey duck,

Nori, Tammie norrie

Gavot de bec de Tomaquet, 

Lundi.

Puffin.

Clown of the sea.

Makes me smile every time:)

Just need to finish him, let the paints harden and then he can be varnished -

Now,

where did I put my paintbrushes?

I have a painting mojo going on and it seems silly to waste it!!

Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink!

'Yellow Buoy' 

Acrylic - applied as water colour

on A4 Acid Free 140g/m cartridge paper

'Approaching Storm'

Acrylic - applied as water colour

on A3, Acid Free 300g/m2 100% cotton paper

I need to see the sea

Over the weekend, I fancied returning to watercolours,

to see if I can still paint,

I need practice...

much more practice!

'Yellow Bouy'

'Approaching Storm'

Still, it is great fun

'practising'!

Right, better get back to the commissions :)