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Summer Nursery Ideas
We’re all in seaside mood and enjoying some time spent by the water – so I have collected some of my sealife art to enjoy all things nautical and perhaps help with ideas for Mums wanting to create a...
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What am I going to get HIM for Christmas?!
If your man or any male on your shopping list for this Xmas is an animal lover may I take all the pain out of gift choosing for you? Pick one of my natural and authentic animal portraits that will be...
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All in a morning’s walk
Come with me on my usual morning spin with my two JRT’s Dotty and Tilly. We are ready to go! Come on Mam! It’s a lovely, easy walk straight up into a wooded lane with a stream and up onto gently...
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And Spring Comes Hopping In
My Shabby Spring Bunny Cushions I love pale pastel colours when combined with a more vibrant image. This is what was in the back of my mind as I designed these bunny cushions. I had painted the...
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On the Beach – Pastel step-by-step
Wanting to cut loose and paint a slightly abstract pastel I bought this fab uncluttered and stark beach scene. Stark, high-key yet poetic – this is the image for me! Do you like it? It’s all soft sand...
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Midnight Storm
Having painted almost nothing but high-key for a long time I fancied a deep and moody plunge into darkness and drama. Midnight Storm – pastel and watercolour 8×6 inches I painted an imaginary snow...
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Oh to be in England!
I know this is a little late as the poem is about Springtime in England but there again our seasons are all a bit behind. Enchanting Maytrees line the paths that loop around the stately pile that is...
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A weekend away
Over the weekend I was spoiled rotten by two friends Greg and Alex at their fab barn conversion home in the countryside outside Bath. The barn conversion. Now hand up who wants one of these!!! I...
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Summer’s Final Flame
How about a ravishing red poppy to send off the fabulous British summer we have had? Close up of finished poppy in watercolour 7×10 inches I used Arches hot pressed 90lbs paper (unstretched) and...
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Some Frog Sketches
As I will be doing a frog watercolour demo at Pentyrch Art Society on Monday I thought I’d better get some practice in! Simple pencil sketches of frog sin an A4 sketchbook I drew some sketches from...
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Nocturn – finally completed!
Today was a day for cracking on with my Christmas wreath (see blog post here) and tidying up some loose ends. The hare that I started a month ago (see earlier post here -...
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How to paint a Christmas Wreath – Watercolour demo
If you are feeling Christmassy and want to paint a Christmas wreath then please have a go at this demo. Part way around my Christmas wreath 12×12 inches It includes the old favourites of shiny and...
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Feeling Festive in Hay on Wye
I love Hay on Wye – such a colourful old, market town full of winding narrow streets and shops filled with books, gorgeous ethnic clothing and beautiful things for the home. The pubs are traditional...
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Watercolour Dog Portraits
For a beautiful original watercolour portrait of your dog please contact me – Alison Fennell on eastwitching@hotmail.com WHAT DO I NEED TO SUPPLY? All I need are very good quality images of your dog in...
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Know Your Onions
…and turnips and other earthy things like wheelbarrows. a random wheelbarrow – just warming up – drawing in graphix orange marker on brown cardstock and adding white acrylic and then gouache to...
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