My Art Blog

Working on painting waves in digital watercolour

Getting the perspective right is really important!     I love painting rocks and water (in case you hadn't noticed, I thought I'd point that out to you! lol!) This prediliction probably reflects the environment of my childhood. High points in my life were times spent at, on, near, and in…(continue reading)

Digital Watercolour Painting Tutorial for Shore One

                               This was done in PowerPoint then captured slide by slide with SnagIt. My arm is about to fall off from clocking the mouse...I mean clicking, although I feel like clocking...(continue reading)

Painting Wet Rocks in Digital Watercolour

  Rocks on Lake Superior's Shore photo reference kmariez on Flickr Kate's photo on Flickr   I really love the challenge of painting these wet rocks. The goal is to keep them wet looking as the thin layer of water on them is reflecting the sky. The parts of the painting you see...(continue reading)

A Digital Abstract Watercolour by Joan A Hamilton

Warping and Distorting the View... has anyone ever accused you of doing that!   I was getting tired of painting trees and kinky tree tops! Playing around with trying to find ways to mix and blend colours. This started out as a vertical bundle of strokes in my chosen colours. Then I dropped...(continue reading)