Every year on the 22nd of September, they celebrate World Rhino Day and this year, I thought I’d join in. This sketch was done in pencil on paper and is my way of celebrating the Rhino. If you’re interested in seeing more, check out the tag #worldrhinoday...
My other colourful amphibians needed a pal, so I created this salamander in watercolour to keep them company. I also made a video of the process which you can watch below. I started with a light sketch on watercolour paper and then created a background using three...
About a week ago, a friend and I took the kids to this beautiful mountain lake. I took a bunch of photos while we were there and these are the best ones. It’s a large lake at 660 meters (2165 ft) above sea level and it has a proper sandy beach, a waterfall and...
Today, I’ll be making brushes out of pet hair and attempting to paint with them. I saw kattvalk (link to her video) try this with hair from her cat and I thought I’d try with hair from Bonzo (my dog) and Tomas (my cat). In the past, I’ve made brushes...
I finished this serpent painting at the end of last year and I completely forgot to show you the process here on the blog. Sorry about that. But better late than never, here it is: I used the common European Adder as my reference for this painting because I think...
It’s been a crazy week of cleaning, visits, school preparations and errands so I haven’t found the room I need for art. I did alter the sketch for the painting though, as I felt it needed to be larger on the...