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.

Portland Colour Study

I loved Portland. I have never seen a prettier Autumn and the colours were too much fun to paint!

I love painting with gouache

I have taken the advice I received in CTN and I am creating more colour references, and getting off the computer is an amazing thing! After completing some paintings at the beach earlier this year, it made a huge impact on how I treat colour and atmosphere, the only thing is I can not do this every weekend. One solution, I could quit my job and become a beach bum, But instead i came back to reality &  I can complete one of these gouache studies per night.
I hope to stretch some canvas's soon and get the oils out, all in good time.