Sunday, 28 October 2012

more noodles

...with fish and tofu



watercolour Canson  Aquarelle watercolour paper (140lbs) 24 x 32cm

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Tangled ropes

Tangled ropes, boat moorings in the Fisherman's Village, Lamma Island.......



























watercolour paper 24 x 32 cm

wish I'd not painted it.....here's a photo before painting


Sunday, 14 October 2012

Fish Tortilla Wrap

Fish Tortilla Wrap with hand cut chips and jalapeno peppers (stuffed with cheese).....
too good to be drawn from life, had to take a photo





















watercolour Canson  Aquarelle watercolour paper (140lbs) 24 x 32cm

Thank-you Lamma Grill!  for putting this on the menu

Available with different fillings...going to try the grilled vegetables next.

Thursday, 4 October 2012

Rock balancing



























watercolour Canson  Aquarelle watercolour paper (140lbs) 24 x 32cm


This is a painting of one of Malcolm's rock balancings, a frequent sight at Power Station beach on Lamma.You can see photos of more here (website in progress)

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Autumn Leaves

We don't really get autumn/fall colours here and I miss them, but I found this big red leaf on the beach.....collected a few more along with a snail.


















watercolour Canson  Aquarelle watercolour paper (140lbs) 24 x 32cm

To be honest I got a little un-inspired, maybe go back to it another time.
Had fun at the beginning sketching the fastest snail in the world (with an old biro), then he kindly went to sleep





Friday, 14 September 2012

Peaches

Not sure if this is done, I want the background to be more fun.... but here it is so far.......more to follow soon.
Thanks for your comments everyone

Monday, 3 September 2012

Red Ginger

I bought myself a bunch of flowers, picked by a local lady........I must say, I love flowers but don't have the same patience (or maybe fascination?) with them as I do with other subjects.
A big belated thanks to the talented Johanna Bailey for featuring me on her new blog.
Here's the link
http://www.johannabailey.com/2012/08/20/blueberries/

http://www.johannabailey.com/





Sunday, 26 August 2012

Fish on a plate #1

Still working hard, here's some fish..(not sure I've finished but first of a series)..drawn from a photo (when I should have been cleaning on my only day off this week) because it's way too hot to do it from life......funny smelly fish stories to follow soon.
Thanks for your kind comments everyone!


Sunday, 19 August 2012

Blueberry Cheesecake


Blueberry cheesecake......summer courses are over so I'm hoping to get back to a regular drawing and painting routine, not to mention catching up with everyone!

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Box of Chocolates

This is for all the chocolate lovers out there  from a delicious box of Lindt chocolates





















Many thanks to my students for the gift

Bottle Gourd

























Fresh bottle gourds (you often see them dried and decorated.)


I've been doing Summer Workshops for two weeks so not had much time.
Last week the Olympics in London and this week I'm in Ancient Egypt with the kids

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Bird's Nest

Work in progress. I'm going  to draw this from a different angle.
Not sure what bird made this nest but it does have plastic on the outer layer. I think I actually prefer the first stage of the drawing below, I found the inside layer more fun to draw.........





















Friday, 13 July 2012

Another cauliflower

I enjoy painting cauliflowers but I was distracted as I'm eager to get started on a bird's nest I've just been given.(Now the tiny ants have vacated) Most women get flowers, diamonds or chocolates........
This is a different cauliflower, now to make a cheese sauce.
Thanks for your comments everyone


















Watercolour on Canson 140lb watercolour paper

Thursday, 12 July 2012

Monday, 9 July 2012

Burger and chips

Vegetarian burger and chips from the newly opened Lamma Grill..........delicious!
Looking forward to eating and drawing through the menu.



Lamma Grill
G/F 18E Tai Yuen Village, Yung Shue Wan, Lamma  Tel. 2982 1447

Friday, 6 July 2012

cigars


painted on thin wooden separating sheet from cigar box.....















and watercolour paper 19x24cm







Monday, 2 July 2012

Coffee Beans






















19x24cm 140lb Canson watercolour paper


......with thanks to a certain friend who saved these for me to draw.