I watched the tide go out

W&N watercolour in Moleskine 200gsm watercolour sketch-book

As the sun sank lower and lower, I watched the tide go out... further and further.

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Light after the storm

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. 

- Willa Cather

Acrylic on Giverny 240gsm acrylic paper

One of my few forays into acrylics.

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The duel of the warring clouds

Hath ended with the day

Their scintillant, electric blades

Have ceased their fearful play;

The pent up fury of their hate.

Hath found at last release,

And o’er the tempest-stricken earth

Broods now the hush of peace...

- Unknown

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Rock Challenge : SEASCAPE

"Creative people, however, need to be stimulated,

inspired, nudged, cross-pollinated, and occasionally

kicked in the ass. Art both entertains and inspires

at the same time."

A daily practice of sketching and painting gives you a chance to exercise the big three P's - practice, practice, practice!

"Seascape" watercolour on Bockingford 300gsm watercolour paper - Maree

Taking your time with a painting can be highly rewarding. As I worked on this seascape, I stepped out of the room frequently and often got up to have a drink of water or make myself a cup of coffee. Returning to the painting gives you a fresh perspective and a new way of looking at it. I did this painting over the weekend, leaving it half finished on Saturday afternoon to visit some friends, finishing it off on Sunday afternoon after lunch.

Jeanette of Illustrated Life has a rock challenge starting up running until the 4th August 2009. This is one of my entries.

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