Nariva River Mouth

Nariva River Mouth ....flows out here ,the beach is on the other side , i wanted to do a time that was moving into a twilight hour, yet not there as yet , this is a very recent piece , and as always would post it here on my blog to share with others , its 15x22 inches and a watercolour , the sky i have roughly 5 colours working there in this piece , the river itself i wanted dark yet not too dark , so i played with the colours from the sky etc to come up with the river the backgrounds i always have fun doing, these as they are so different and can be a surprise , however i am very happy with how this piece came out , and i hope you will enjoy the Nariva River ....

Returning .....

Returning ... is my latest piece , in watercolour .... its of the caroni swamp lands and the returning scarlet ibis , that live and rest in those swamp lands , this swamp land is situated in Trinidad in the caribbean , and thousands of scarlet ibis make it their home throughout the year its also a breeding ground for them as well as a tourist and local beauty spot as the sun sets the ibis fly into the swamp from where they have been for the day , the mangrove is rich and dense so giving the bird a good home .... in this piece i gave some detailing to the mangrove however its a layering of washes that forms this painting the sky is roughly four colours in all to produce the effect i wanted hope that you enjoy it ...

Watercolour medium

Many people marvel at those who use the medium of watercolour , its my prefered medium of painting , i have been always a lover of it, and as the years have passed by i have noticed how my style has evolved , in this very medium , its not a very easy form for many to work with,, i myself find great relaxation in it and although many other artist have said its an unforgiving medium to work within, i have found it to be very friendily as i work with it , now as it is i see with one eye only and paint without the use of my glasses , its another marvel that i continue to use this medium , ... but as i stated i find great relaxation in it the medium gives so many surprises to you as you journey with it from dry to wet techniques, i am familiar with all by now and hope you do enjoy my paintings as i place them up for viewing.... on my blog here my website consist of both watercolours as well as acrylics , i prefer to do 5x7 s or smaller in acrylics, have done them for years in that style , ... do follow my blog as i upload paintings , today was a bad day, in natural light so i could not complete the one i am now doing so hopefully tomorrow it will be here for you to see .....