I’ve been doing some whimsical watercolour paintings. My ten year-old grandson has been my artistic director – making suggestions for additions to the paintings.
Fun in the garden: “This way, quickly!”
The family are playing among the plants, but watch out! The monster is creeping out from the back of the painting to get them. The oldest shows the others the way to safety. It is also interesting the way the succulent has escaped from the painting.
Fun in the garden: Hide and seek
This picture started out as a painting of spring flowers – honesty, bluebells and forget-me-nots which were growing in my garden. Then the toy family decided to hide amongst the flowers. Can you find them?
Fun in the garden: Caterpillars for lunch
Out walking one day we came across a young bluetit that had fallen from its nest. I photographed it before moving it to the side of the path. I painted the bluetit from the photograph, then as it looked hungry got one of the toy family to feed it a caterpillar. My grandson suggested the youngest in the family should climb on the back of the bluetit.
At the top of the painting is a caterpillar on some oak leaves. Another caterpillar is either leaving or entering the painting. Which do you think it is doing?
Let me know what you think of these paintings.
Nannie RaRa 