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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

French Marigold II


6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

A painting of a different variety of french marigold from my garden.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

French Marigold


6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

More flowers from my garden, I love the vibrant colours and layered petals of this marigold.

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Monday, September 28, 2009

Pink Rose


6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

I'm not sure what sort of rose this is, just that it's pink and beautiful!

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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Arandrill


ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2009.

Another of my Elf males, the golden haired Arandrill.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Captain Jack Harkness

4 x 6 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2009.

A portrait of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. The character of Captain Jack, the bisexual, immortal time traveller who first appeared in Doctor Who in 2005 and then became the central character of spin-off series Torchwood.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Asian Lily

6.5 x 7 inches, watercolour, 2009.

We grew these asian lilies a couple of years ago, lovely elegant plants with beautiful pale orange blooms.

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Percy Bysshe Shelley


ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor, 2009.

A portrait of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), one of the English Romantic poets and husband of Mary Shelley. Painted as a companion to my portrait of Mary.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Cactus Dahlia


6.5 x 7 inches, watercolor, 2009.

I have a couple of these cactus dahlia plants - I love the spiky blooms, and the plants usually flower abundently. I chose to concentrate on a single flower for this painting to emphasise the petal shapes and colours.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Foxgloves


8 x 10 inches, watercolor, 2009.

Foxgloves from the garden this summer. Foxgloves (digitalis pupurea) are very poisonous, from the roots and leaves to the flowers and seeds but the toxin is also used for medicinal purposes, especially treating heart conditions.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Lonely Angel


4 x 6 inches, watercolour and gouache, 2009.

A handsome but lost and lonely looking angel.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Barbara


ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2009.

Another imaginary portrait, this time a 60's style blonde.

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Mary Shelley


ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor, 2009

A portrait of Mary Shelley (1797 - 1851), the author of Frankenstein. It was painted as part of a new Etsy project, The Shelley House.

Monday, September 07, 2009

Scarlett


ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2009

Imaginary portrait of a young girl with blue eyes and bobbed hair.

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Friday, September 04, 2009

Franciscan Nativity 2009


8.5 x 12.5 inches, watercolor and gouache, 2009.

Another commission for the Franciscan Friars of Malta. This will be featured on their Christmas card this year.