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Daffodils
Read more: DaffodilsDaffodils are coming into bloom – at least around here – so spring is in the air! I have drawn daffodils before of course, I have even posted one already on this site. Here I have decided to create a rather stylised depiction of these sentinels of spring, based rather loosely on what I think…
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Fishing Boats
Read more: Fishing BoatsThe fishing boats in Negombo keep different hours to the tourists. We saw some of the boats still at sea whilst we were having breakfast, but by the time we were walking around the town the fishermen were all back to unload their catch, repair their nets etc. The boats were all quite colourful, and…
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Sunset at Galle
Read more: Sunset at GalleSooner or later I am sure that my watercolour paints will do exactly what I want them to do, but in the meanwhile I have to be content if a watercolour painting bears even a passing resemblance to the image that I have in my head! This sunset is no exception – I was quite…
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Trichromatic Safari
Read more: Trichromatic SafariTwo things surprised me on a short safari that I took in Sri Lanks to see their native elephants* in the wild: I decided to try a multi-monochrome technique with this picture – “multi” becoming “three” in this case as I perceived three components to the image – the elephant, the onlookers and the forest/grassland…
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Bus Montage
Read more: Bus MontageMany buses in Sri Lanka have very fancy decoration – this one was I think the fanciest but there were many others that had been glammed up to a similar extent. I was told that they do this to get noticed and so attract extra passengers. I’m not sure if the paint jobs attract extra…
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Tuk-tuk
Read more: Tuk-tukThe roads in Sri Lanka (as in many other countries) seem to be full of these three-wheelers. If you are looking for a lift they are very useful – otherwise they are something to beware of, both for pedestrians and for larger vehicle drivers. The tuk-tuk in the foreground of this painting is driving along…
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Albaycin
Read more: AlbaycinThis area of Granada is a warren of narrow alleyways, some of which pretend to be fully fledged roads along which cars with scratched sides venture! At night the lighting of these thoroughfares creates many interesting pools of light and corresponding shadows. This drawing is an attempt to capture this lighting effect using charcoal. In…
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Alhambra
Read more: AlhambraThis place looks good in any light, but following a tip from a colleague in my art group we ate dinner one evening in a restaurant that overlooks the Alhambra across a small gorge. In doing so we had brilliant views of the site as dusk fell. Whilst my clumsiness with the pallet knife might…
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Woolly Hat
Read more: Woolly HatIt’s been quite cold recently, so I’ve been wearing my woolly hat quite a lot. So naturally, I decided to draw one! Now, on my other website I have a whole series of hat drawings where I imagine the thoughts of those wearing particular types of headgear, so this drawing is done in the same…
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Cat Temple
Read more: Cat TempleIn the suburbs of Tokyo there is a curious temple, properly called Daikeizan Gotokuji but popularly known as the Cat Temple. The story goes that a local ruler was invited by a cat into the temple and thereby found shelter from a sudden and violent thunderstorm. In gratitude, the ruler dedicated the temple to the…
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Gatton Wood
Read more: Gatton WoodI drew this picture a few years ago, and was reminded about it by the snow I saw lying around whilst walking in these same woods today. So this seems like as good a time as any to post a lock-down wintertime scene …
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Riverside Lights
Read more: Riverside LightsOn a recent trip to Budapest we took a lamplit walk along this part of the river. Someone has obviously given some serious thought as to how best to light this area, as I don’t think such atmospheric illumination is at all likely to happen by accident! I’m not quite sure what is in the…
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