Watercolours With Life: Thinking of Spring : Narcissi in Watercolour

Tuesday 7 January 2014

Thinking of Spring : Narcissi in Watercolour

Narcissi on my easel

The weather is atrocious so I am doing what I always do, and that is escape in my mind to sunnier days in Spring via my brush. I have Spring exhibitions this year in Hampshire and Gloucestershire so my next collection will be favourite subjects and new ones.

Today I was thrilled to see my favourite white narcissi already in the florists. So I took the opportunity to start new washes today. These are such delicate flowers and yet listening to heavy rain my creative spirit fell into the trap of using brighter colours to alleviate the greyness I can see outside my studio window. I will be sharing on my blog more regularly now that New Year is over so I hope to have lots of wonderful colour combinations coming up!

Strong colour combinations forming the base for my new narcissi painting.White of the paper has been left for a few of the petal shapes.

Happy painting and may 2014 be full of wonderful watercolours ,colour, life and energy,

Best wishes

Jean

Beautiful Narcissi in Watercolour

3 comments:

Adrian said...: So Beautiful! And, I love seeing the wet paper full of color!; 20 January 2014 at 04:22
Adrian said...: Beautiful colors and wonderful composition. I just got your book, "Atmospheric Watercolors" and I am enjoying every page!; 20 January 2014 at 04:23
Adrian said...: Beautiful colors and wonderful composition. I just got your book, "Atmospheric Watercolors" and I am enjoying every page!; 20 January 2014 at 04:23

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Jean Haines' Atmospheric Watercolours

"The book is nothing less than a paean to the wet in wet technique. If that's your thing, prepare to be amazed. Jean Haines credits Jean Louis Morelle, and in many ways this book is the sequel to Morelle's remarkable, but very technical work, showing the wealth of creative possibilities the technique offers. A lot of the images are barely recognisable and yet you instinctively know what they are. I wish I knew how, because this is impressionism taken to its logical conclusion and reminiscent of some of the later work by JMW Turner. You will have to take it from me that "First signs of a face appearing magically from a first wash of watercolour" is pure alchemy. This is an extraordinary book."

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"How to Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour" Jeans first book was launched at the Mall Galleries in 2010 at the SWA Society for Women Artists Annual Exhibition. Many copies have been sold world wide. It is available on Amazon.com, Search Press, SAA Society for All Artists and Ken Bromley.

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