Category Archives: watercolour

Butterflies on vellum

Posted on June 14, 2016 by natureuncovered

A few butterflies around at last, here are four of the commonest: Peacock, Tortoishell, Painted Lady and Red Admiral.  The caterpillars of these four all feed on nettles so leave a little patch for them in your garden.  I’ve painted … Continue reading →

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Little birds on vellum

Posted on January 21, 2016 by natureuncovered

I’ve been working hard at a collection of small English birds on calfskin vellum – here are a few for your delectation.  A Coletit, a Robin and a Wren

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Painting on vellum

Posted on December 27, 2015 by natureuncovered

My final week of my botanical art course and we attempted painting on vellum.   Vellum is derived from the Latin word ‘vitulinum’ meaning ‘made from calf’ and is in fact cleaned, bleached, stretched and scraped calf or goat skin. … Continue reading →

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A day at a Letterpress workshop

Posted on August 6, 2015 by natureuncovered

I recently spent a day learning all about relief printing using a press – known as Letterpress.  This was the original and oldest form of printing and involves setting out your text letter by letter.  This you do upside down … Continue reading →

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A selection of tulips

Posted on May 2, 2015 by natureuncovered

A visit to Dunsborough Park in Ripley, which has the most amazing collection of tulips inspired this painting, which was completed using a restricted palette of Schmincke watercolours as an exercise for my botanical art course.  Tulips are just the … Continue reading →

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Bracken and a dead bumblebee

Posted on April 26, 2015 by natureuncovered

I’m enjoying doing these vignettes but for a change this week I couldn’t resist adding a few insects.  My husband breeds the Emperor moths and last years chrysalises have just hatched and I found the dead bumblebee  lying in the … Continue reading →

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Yellow Tulips

Posted on April 18, 2015 by natureuncovered

Part of our holiday homework was to paint a flower from 5 different angles – how could I resist this beautiful yellow tulip – Golden apeldorn?  I still can’t decide whether to give the one facing forward a stalk and … Continue reading →

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Colour and burgeoning buds

Posted on April 11, 2015 by natureuncovered

There is more colour in the garden now – our strange climber, Akebia, is flowering fully and has an amazing scent.  I couldn’t resist having a go at buds that are bursting out all over. Pussy willow may be beyond … Continue reading →

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Everything is coming up yellow

Posted on March 22, 2015 by natureuncovered

It seems at this time of year yellow is the dominant flower colour – it also happens to be the most challenging colour to paint, but how can you find that out without trying?  

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Sticks, stalks and stems

Posted on March 14, 2015 by natureuncovered

This weeks vignettes – perhaps not very inspiring but I enjoyed doing them and any practice is good practice.  The thorns presented the most challenge especially the foreshortened ones.

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