The park in our garden is bursting with atumn colour, With a wide variety of oak trees as well as cherry trees, and pine trees, olive trees and others I cant remember the name of. It is quite daunting conveying all the different nuances of ochres. but the process is what is important and the joy that comes from doing it. As always.
Watercolour and pen in Stillman and birn beta sketchbook.
A rough drawing to get going.
Dipladenia, watercolour, 20x20cm
Agapanthus and fish pond, watercolour, 26x20cm
Mandevilla on the terrace, watercolour, 20x20cm
View on the fishpond, watercolour, 20×20 cm
Steps into the garden, oil on board, 24x34cm
Three different views at different times of the day on the same corner in the garden. All in oil on board.
Poppies 1. Oil on board, 25x20cm
Poppies 2. Oil on board, 24x34cm
Poppies 3. Oil on board, 15x15cm
Also known as torch lily or red poker, I grew up in south Africa knowing them as ‘vuurpyle’. We had them in the garden and every summer they flowered in abundance. I have them in my garden now as well, a little reminder of my South African roots.
Kniphofia, watercolour on Arches HP watercolour paper
I did a plein air of a garden corner this morning when the rain came spitting down. I had time to hastily finish, but it was good to be out painting plein air again.
Oxalis in a pot
oil on board, 35x24cm
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