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Unveiling

This is my daily 20- minute painting for today. I both like the light in it and am disappointed with the light in it. I hadn’t v really thought through how to approach this painting; got part-way and then decided to do it differently, but by that stage I was down to 11 minutes. StillContinue reading “Unveiling”

20 minute paintings

If you follow this blog you’ll know that I’ve been taking part in a January “20 in 26” painting challenge. The challenge is that I have to paint for at least 20 minutes each day for 26 days.    I can work on individual paintings or a single painting in 20 minute intervals. I’m atContinue reading “20 minute paintings”

20 minute paintings – letting go of perfection

Throughout January I am taking part in the Pastel Society of Ireland’s #20in26 challenge. Essentially this amounts to doing one 20 minute pastel painting per day for 26 days in January (you can also work on a painting in 20 minute chunks at a time,  posting your work at the end of each stage). MyContinue reading “20 minute paintings – letting go of perfection”

How do you make water wet?

Just a short post. I took a break from painting Arctic scenes to do this recent painting of kayaking into the sunset. I was drawn by the light through the clouds and the low perspective on the waves. And I wanted to conjure up what it feels like to be in that kayak; to feelContinue reading “How do you make water wet?”

“High Latitudes” – Painting the Arctic

I’ve previously written about traveling in Svalbard in the High Arctic – an archipelago about halfway between the Northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. You can read about my trip here https://juliewilsonart.com/blog/ at “Arctic Dreaming”. I had wanted to visit the Arctic for a long time drawn by childhood adventure books and talesContinue reading ““High Latitudes” – Painting the Arctic”

Swan Lake (finished)

I’m happy to finally lay the pastels down on this painting of the swans at Lough Neagh. It’s been challenging to paint but i just find the light so mesmerising and the swans so dramatic against the evening sky. It’s also been a bit of a learning curve – working towards what o thought wasContinue reading “Swan Lake (finished)”

Swan Lake

August was busy. I only managed to get one painting done (see my previous post about standing on the shoulders of giants for my painting of Northern Ireland’s beautiful Giant’s Causeway – better still, come visit the Causeway itself!) – I’m a bit disappointed in myself The good news is I think I’m now startingContinue reading “Swan Lake”

New framed original paintings available

If there is anything I love more than seeing my paintings come to life, it’s seeing how they are transformed by a really skilled framer. So I was really so excited to go collect these two newly-framed paintings as my Friday treat last week. I use a local framer in a nearby town who worksContinue reading “New framed original paintings available”