Some spring cafe studies 2021

2019 and more observation paintings

Pears!

Studies painted at my desk, first under diffused light and then I changed it to direct. The change in saturation is remarkable!

Blue colour study and observing Tulips

Green and Red Colour Studies!

something a little yellow

Observing the colour yellow, block in lasso process & final paint.
 

More summer sun at cafes

2017 the observing continues!

Christmas setup at my desk! pretty much what my christmas tree looked like!

Observation Taffy Wafer Studies

Love doing quick observation studies at my desk, always learn so much from each one. Here are some salt water taffy and wafer biscuits paintings.

Yummy & pretty still life studies

Still taking the time to observe colour and light with still life studies. Here are some yummy snacks at my desk and some super tricky to paint orange roses!

Observing water in trendy cafes

Love trendy cafes in Melbourne and their different ways to serve water. Observation paintings completed while drinking coffee.

More yummy studies at my desk

 and yes I ate both of them :)

Painting & observing pretty colours

back from CTNx & painting colours on walks

Walking at the beach and walking around my streets, I had to stop and paint the pretty colours.

Painted 5-10mins on Brushes iPhone app

Aloha Hawaii

This was a quick 20minute colour study. I loved Hawaii so much! This was from my first trip to northshore, I have never seen waves barrel as beautifully as hawaiin waves.

the hike was worth this view

Delicate Arch in Utah, it was a race in time to hike up the hill and find a seat before sunset, but wow it was worth it!  Even the crowd booed a guy who got in everyones photo. So manny different types of brown in this painting, such a learning curb!

ooh lala paris

Oh I waited as long as I could, after building and building all the colours, there was nothing left to do  but bite the bullet and add in the Eiffel tower. I learnt so much about how to send warm colours into the background in this piece I recommend everyone to grab the paints out!

This original and print now available on my etsy store! Click here

The beautiful Prague

I finally found some time again after completing my CGMA Environment Sketching for Production course with Armand Serrano to paint again! Here is the latest in the series, the beautiful Prague, Czech Republic. I tried to capture the magic! ANd here are some progression phtos to show more of my process of building the colour.This original is now available on my etsy store, and print available soon! Click here

Can you tell I loved Venice?

I loved Venice, and one colour study just was not enough! This gouache came together really easily, the colours were just popping!
Prague and Croatia are on their way

Monument Valley just after sunrise

I was very fortunate in 2010 to stay a night in Monument Valley with the Navaho tribe in a Hogan. The next morning we rose at 5am for one of the most memorable sunrises of my life. This painting shows just how much colour is out there, and was a real learning curb for me mixing saturated colours so they would fall out of the foreground and create atmosphere. This travel memory is one of my favourites.