way, way more stuff! and I picked up a tube of W&N perylene black, an inky green-black that is absolutely hitting the spot for me. next up: living creatures? let’s not get TOO wacky…
small posts to be enjoyed en masse
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solarpunk crystal island wip
committing to the lighting and starting to maybe actually solve these values! but shit I really need a darker green than what I have in my palette.
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solarpunk crystal island wip
getting a feel for who lives here now… and adding a lot more background interest too.
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solarpunk crystal island wip
starting to populate this place with Stuff….
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solarpunk crystal island wip
starting up a big one on 18 x 24 mixed media paper! the composition has already expanded beyond my original border but I will just have to deal with that when we wrap this up.
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Magic in the Forest WIP – so, so very close to done
One final touch or two to go but very very nearly done.
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Magic in the Forest WIP continues
Something is working and something else isn’t and thus the work continues.
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Magic in the Forest WIP
Getting more of the neocolor iis on the page now and honestly I’m excited to see where this goes!
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Forest Path Magic WIP
Starting a big piece on 18 x 24″ mixed media paper, mostly as a test run of the neocolor iis on a bigger piece.
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Romka with his blanket
My old pup Romka has learned the joys of pillows and blankets, so now we keep the couch well stocked for him.
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
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wisps
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
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dry warmth in the cold winter
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
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high quality roof moss
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
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magnolia buds in their wooly sweaters
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
hey y’all know about bokeh?? because damn do I love it it turns out.
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wood ducks in the pond
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
they were cautious but once we sat still for a bit they got quite bold!
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evergreens
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
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neighbourhood favourite
taken with the fuji x-t50, with the 16-50mm 2.8-4.8 kit lens
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moss
taken with my new and shiny Fuji xt50, with the 16-50 2.8-4.8 kit lens, an absolute dream y to play with!
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Wrestling with the tree
Just need to figure out what approach to take to make it feel like the focal point again – this is what happens when you over-render your blueberry bushes, friends.
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Cafe sketches
watercolour and white gouache, in my little square royal talens create art sketchbook. one of my favourite london fogs on this side of Toronto.
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Rendering in the water
Well, starting to. This is where I realize a little ref would have gone a long way.But we can probably get somewhere pleasing, even if not accurate, if I keep going.
