Other and Mixed Media

A painting of a Spaniel called Kiya using Pastel Pencils

Kiya

A painting of a Border Collie called Buddy using Pastel Pencils

Buddy

A painting of a two dogs using Pastel Pencils

Rocky & Alfie

A painting of an Eagle using Pastel Pencils

Eagle

A painting of an Eye using Coloured Pencils

Eye

A drawing of a Tiger using Pastel Pencils

Tiger

A drawing of a Gorilla using Charcoal Pencils

Gorilla

>A pastel painting of my long-passed pet Jack Russell

Sally

A pen and coloured pencils painting of Will Lotts Cottage

A painting of Willy Lotts Cottage using Pen with Coloured Pencils. When using pen to outline a painting, I like for the pen work to stand in it's own right before adding colour.
The pen element of this picture can be seen here.

Willy Lotts Cottage

A pen and coloured pencils painting of cottages beside a canal

A Mixed Media painting of a Cottage by the Grand Union Canal using Pen with Coloured Pencils. My first painting of this subject was in Pen & Wash. This particular version was an afterthought when I decided to experiment by applying coloured pencils to a pen drawing of the scene.

Cottage by the Canal

A drawing of a Chaffinch using Pen with Coloured Pencil.

Chaffinch

A drawing of a Blue Tit using Pen with Coloured Pencil.

Blue Tit

A drawing of a Robin using Pen with Coloured Pencil.

Robin

A coloured pencil painting of a Collie dog

A portrait of a rough coated Collie dog drawn with Coloured Pencil.

Bear

A pen and coloured pencil sketch of a beached boat

This mixed media sketch is of a small boat resting on the sand and is a combination of Pen and Coloured Pencil.

Boat Sketch

A graphite and watercolour painting of a Christmas scene

This mixed media painting depicts a Robin sitting on Holly, painted in watercolours, with a village scene behind drawn in pencil.

Christmas Card

A graphite and watercolour painting of a Fuschia flower and a portrait of Winston Churchill

This mixed media painting depicts the named fuchsia in watercolour, alongside its namesake, Winston Churchill, drawn in pencil.

Fuchsia "Winston Churchill"

This painting of an old abandoned Lime Kiln was done by way of dipping my toe in the water with acrylics. I used them in much the same way as watercolour, mixing them with water. I like the way you can paint over mistakes but the colours seem flatter some how. For comparison purposes, I did the same picture in watercolour. I've also drawn it in pen.

Old Lime Kiln

Spent a lovely few days on the east coast a few months ago and decided to attempt my first ever plein aire sketch. This was the view from our balcony looking out across the Beach Garden towards the sea. The initial sketch was in pen and then finished off using coloured pencils.

Beach Garden

A subject I enjoyed painting in watercolours and I wanted to obtain a direct comparison between the two mediums. Again I found colours much too strong. My greatest difficulty was trying to paint the lake. I just couldn't figure out what to do to get a watery effect. Also see my pencil drawing

Ross Castle

My first attempt with Oils. I found them much harder (and messier) than watercolours but did appreciate the way I could paint over mistakes. I tried a familiar subject for my first effort. I found the colours much too strong and struggled to lighten things up a bit. I think I thinned the oils too much but I was working on a small canvas and I found the oil difficult to apply using thin brushes.

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