Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Today's Walk - a Type of Heather...

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A Quote of the Week

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"For many people creating a home is similar, and just as rewarding,
as designing a large and very expensive work of art."




In my local rag, Manly Daily, today, in the real estate section. Sigh.















En Plein Air - Bilgola Beach

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Okay, here are my first iPad Mini Plein Air experiments:





I'm happy with this, considering it was quite cool at the beach today
because of the strong wind (it is winter here still, mind you).
I found the actual 'painting' process a bit of a challenge
mostly due to the bright sun making the iPad app controls
somewhat difficult to see (not helped by my cold fingers).
I did learn a lot from this though, regarding to the order of layering.
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With this one I 'cheated'.
I took a photo with the iPad, made a copy of it,
and pasted it into Procreate App, to use as a template for my painting on the spot.
I can see beneficial uses for this technique, it's all about trying to reach the planned goal
for your work. And I do like the sky and the yellowish trees in this.
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The same as the one before, processed further, and no cropping.
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Here I was trying to capture the surf, and the shift from blue to green of the sea.
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One of the quick sketches I made when walking around...
(I also sketched a couple of seagulls, and was quite encouraged by the results.)
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Another Landscape

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I've been creating these iPad Mini sketches based on my mind landscapes so far.

However, I'm now off to Bilgola Beach with my tablet to try drawing live beach scenes.
I may post some of them later on my return.



















Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Today's Walk - Sydney Winter Flora

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Including boronia, banksia, hovea, darwinia, leptospermum, spider grevillea and others.
















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Boronia
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Banksia
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Hovea
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Darwinia
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Leptospermum
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Spider Grevillea
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Boronia
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Today's Walk - Hairy Mary Caterpillar

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Hairy Mary Caterpillar
Anthela varia
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Today's Walk - A Lobster Shell

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