Paint me a Picture

This month saw the start of my new feature called ‘Paint me a Picture’ in which I ask my friends on social media to choose a colour palette for my art. I then painted a trio of pictures on paper and recorded a time-lapse video to share my creative process.

Colour palette

Following the colour workshop I attended recently (see previous blog), I thought it would be an interesting challenge to paint a monochrome picture - just one main colour. Being such a lover of bold vibrant colour combinations in my art, I realised that this would be an unusual avenue for me to venture down! I offered blues, red/pink or green but the blues won with a landslide victory! Great choice!

I mixed phthalo blue, white, black and allowed myself a bit of raw umber to create a warm grey. No fluorescent pink, no yellow or red, not even some complementary orange!

Time-lapse art process video

Blue Paintings

I’ve affectionately named this trio the Blues Brothers, giving them names from the band: Murphy, Mack & Malone! Here they are:

Murphy Blue

Mack Blue

Malone Blue

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These paintings will become available for sale to everyone else from 1st October - when you will able to click on each picture above for further details.

Everyone loves blue!

I’ve really enjoyed the nudge to paint with blue - not my normal ‘go to’ colour at all. Whether it’s the intrigue of the deep sea, a sense of soaring the clouds way up high, a fresh mountain spring or a warm bubble bath - blue brings such tranquility and peace with it, such a calming and nourishing colour. What does it make you think of?

I love inviting you into my process and my studio. Use the comments below, I’d love to hear what parts you enjoy most about seeing me work.