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Back in the summer I decided to book a week off work and have an 'Art Week', where all I did was art and nothing else. I often find it hard to get a new project going as I feel I've always got so many other things to get done first, so my art week was a chance to just focus on art with no guilt about having to do anything else and finally do some paintings, some of which I have been wanting to do for years! This is what I made!
   Bee on Pink Lavender 1, 2 and 3 - acrylic on canvas This little trio were done from photos I once took of bees on the beautiful pink lavender bush I used to have in my garden. The photos were full of layers and depth; lots of out of focus flowers in the foreground and blurry backgrounds and I wanted to recreate that in these paintings. It was quite a challenge painting the out of focus parts as I am almost hardwired to put lots of detail in and leaving it 'unfinished' in places was torture! I do think I am getting better at loosening up when painting though, which is something I really want to accomplish in the future, if only so I can get my paintings finished a little quicker! Sweet Nectar (chalk pastel and coloured pencil on brown paper) and Bird on the Brambles (watercolour) These two pictures weren't actually done during art week but they were done during the summer. I made them specifically for an open art exhibition at Ty Pawb in Wrexham. The theme was 'Growing Together' and I didn't have anything to enter that really fit so I decided to create a coupe of little pieces. 'Sweet Nectar' was done whilst watching the bees on the white lavender in my garden, and 'Bird on the Brambles' is a watercolour of a photo I took on the coast path in Cornwall. I haven't been able to identify what bird it was but it was very tuneful.
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I have been very busy over the last few months turning all of my newest artworks (and a couple of oldies) into lovely high quality art prints to sell on my Etsy shop. It has taken a lot of trial and error trying to find the best way to photograph and/or scan the originals to get the best digital copy of them. Some of the larger pieces in particular were a challenge. Getting a good photo is all about the right lighting which I don't have so I found the best way was to scan them in sections and piece them back together like a jigsaw in Photoshop. It was very time consuming but the results are really good so it was worth it in the end. It's lovely to see my Etsy shop full again after it having been a bit sparse for so long! I have plans for a lot of new products soon too so watch this space! |
AuthorMy name is Rachel West. I am a freelance artist, animator and cake enthusiast. This blog is an insight into what goes on in my Art Bunny world. Archives
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