fog light 2

on cotton, 47 x 39cm

fog light

on cotton, 47 x 39cm
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winter mornings here are often foggy, and the light is mesmerizing.

roof scape

wax & dye on plywood, 26 x 29cm

acrylic - physallis

acrylic & dyes on plywood - 26 x 29cm
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I felt like finger painting, so I tried it with acrylic paint on plywood, and then used my batik dyes to stain the background 'leaves'. The acrylic painted parts were like my 'wax', the dyes didn't go through..
The ridges on the physallis are made by pushing the paint to create ridges; the stalks were difficult - finger painting details isn't easy when you have stubby fingers!

chilli red

on cotton, 47 x 39cm
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because I love chillies!

winter 2 & 3

on cotton - 18 x 24cm

on cotton - 13 x 19cm
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experiments in the winter spirit...

happy 2013

lemon yellow

on cotton/silk, 47x39cm
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this was fun! an experiment to try and do a 'realistic' object with a freehand background.  For some reason the background lines half-melted everywhere except near the lemons, so it ends up looking like they're in a spotlight, and the background looks softer, which is nicer. (if only accidents could be repeated at will)

fighting fish

on cotton, 47x39cm
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decided to step away from the lakes for a bit. (ended up in sea instead)

lake 9

on cotton, 47 x 39cm

wanted to get the effect of sunrise/sunset mist..
realise now that it looks like a paler version of lake 2, and that the 'tree' is too detached.