Artists Back to Basics - Issue 6 Volume 3 2016

“...Many hours

of sketching and

planning later and I

had my design...”

I

t is no secret that I love Blue Wrens!
In fact I don’t think I have ever come
across a person who doesn’t like
these delicate little birds. I also have a
passion for Blue Hydrangea flowers,
so I thought the two would work really
well together in a painting! I didn’t
want to over crowd the tiny creatures
with giant blooms and so came the
idea of including the basket in the
painting. Many hours of sketching and
planning later and I had my design.

STEP 1

In order to not have to redraw

my basket, I have traced it from

my original design onto my full

sheet of 600g (cold pressed)

watercolour paper. Next I have

added some of the flowers and

finally the main bird characters.

STEP 2

I wanted a much softer background

for this painting and so out

Step 1

Step 2