Here are some bits and bobs before I move to part 4 with my landscape studies. While exploring my art direction I toyed with the idea of doing naïve paintings of buildings. The Chilton Post Office was done as a commission at the end of 2015, and the other two in 2016. I enjoyed doing these but they are really labour intensive, so would only work for me as commissions. I also designed a series of cards for the UCARE project. The book 'Your Best year Yet' by Jinny … [Read more...]
Photoshop for kids – Penguins: lessons 2 & 3
Isabel spent 3 weeks in South Africa and visited Cape Town where we lived when her Mum was at school. She went to the very famous Boulders' Beach where you end up swimming with little Jackass Penguins. We decided to re-create the scene using the beaded penguins she bought and some pretty pebbles. First we painted the sea when I popped in for tea on Saturday. I did a demo piece step by step and Izzy did her background. We drew a horizon line with a ruler. Sea horizons have to be … [Read more...]
Ghost Flowers – Photoshop for kids
I thought it would be a good idea to save my ten-year-old granddaughter from afternoon-club at school. Isabel and Hattie visit once a week anyway, to play and have supper, but suddenly Izzy had an extra afternoon and I thought some computer skills would be useful. Isabel is an artist, so Photoshop seems a fun thing to do and a good option. I decided from the beginning that we would work with Isabel's own artwork and her own photos. This is the 10cm x 10cm oil painting she did with me for her … [Read more...]