Showing posts with label granulating pigments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label granulating pigments. Show all posts

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Colours for Scim

Scim means haze, or mist. I'm thinking of a more fluid watercolour painting. I never know what they're going to look like. But I start with colours, and words. And a place. Although my paintings are not representational, they always start with a real place, at a particular moment.

Lots of blues in these test swatches. I'm running low on Cobalt blue and I wanted to see what else I have that would work for the painting I'm thinking of. I know I could just order some Cobalt blue, but I have so many other colours in my stash. I just want to use them.


Friday, January 09, 2026

Painting while I'm sick

Painting while sick doesn't give the best results. But I'm glad I showed up. The following day, I was so wiped out that I actually slept more or less all day. Don't know if this is a cold, flu or other virus, but that's not the start I had hoped for for 2026.





Monday, November 24, 2025

Land

I enjoyed painting this one. It's been a while since I haven't added anything to a watercolour.  Done on Hahnemuhle Cornwall paper, about 48x48cm. Lots of granulating pigment.


Tuesday, November 18, 2025

I just love colour swatching

Mixing granulating and non-granulating pigments makes me happy. Granulating pigments can lack punch. But add Quin Magenta, Quin Gold or Phthalo blue and the results are much more to my liking.