Ink sketch and W&N watercolour in Moleskine 200gsm watercolour book
- Make a splash
- Take time to reflect
- Listen to nature
- Reed more
- Be green
- Don't get bogged down
- What's the rush?
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Shhh… germination in progress. Can you hear the swish of the brush, dipping, dipping into water, gathering colour from the palette? That's the process of planting flowers in my watercolour garden. *•.¸ðŸŒ¿¸.•*
Showing posts with label landscape with water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label landscape with water. Show all posts
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Advice from a Wetland
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Wetland (temporarily) in Tarlton again!
"Thicket by thicket and wetland by wetland, we are losing the remaining wilderness and diversity of life. The greenbelt is stopping the loss of natural features and the species they host."
~ Jim Bradley
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
Wetland - Watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree©
(SOLD)
A foray into bright colours, showing my excitement - the Tarlton stream is flowing again! It was almost as wide as the road as it snaked its way towards the dam, dropping several meters as it flowed through the broken dam wall. We haven't seen this sight for many years, but the plentiful rains we've had must've caused it to break through the man-made obstructions further up-stream. In this view the stream is flowing from the top down towards the old dam.
Longing back to the days of swimming in the dam with our horses before the wall was broken down...
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Friday, December 25, 2009
Little Stream of Hope
“To be happy in this world, especially when youth is past, it is necessary to feel oneself not merely an isolated individual whose day will soon be over, but part of the stream of life flowing on from the first germ to the remote and unknown future.”
- Bertrand Russell
A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!
Tarlton Stream - watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm - Maree©
The little stream feeding the Tarlton Dam has been dry for years, but after the recent good rains we have had, it is once again flowing, rushing forward as if looking forward to reaching its destination. Sadly, the dam will not fill up this time, as someone thought it wise to break the dam wall down and allow the water to flow into nowhere, drying up quickly as the feed slows down. It is sad that a part of Tarlton's landscape is forever changed through this action.
I did this sketch yesterday afternoon and finished it off this morning.
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