Beach

Watercolour study for larger painting on multimedia paper. The above is the original. I'm not sure whether I was picturing in my head something a bit flatter like the altered (on the computer) version below, to reduce the size of the block of sand in the foreground.

or even this:

Homer Tunnel, South Island, New Zealand. Photo: Jonas

Pastel portraits

Some pastel portraits. I prefer using the wrong side of the paper above. I did some studies on the right side of the Canson pastel paper below, just to try it out.

Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand (photo: Jonas)

Trying to get back to doing watercolours... again...

Quick watercolour sketch - Early sunset in Mackenzie country, South Island, New Zealand.

Breakfast sketch

Biro on photocopy paper, done over breakfast

Watercolour portraits

A couple of watercolour portraits I did at art class last night.

Whitemans Valley from the top of Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Some sketches after breakfast

 

 

 1 inch thumbnail sketch

 

All on A6 sketchbook paper

 

Weird clouds this morning

Watercolor sketch concentrating on values

Homer Tunnel, South Island, NZ (photo: Jonas)