Tag Archives: Pastel

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”

Keepers of the lights

For the past year in between other projects I’ve been working on a series of paintings of lighthouses in Northern Ireland. I finished the collection about a month ago and today the final painting has just been framed. I haven’t seen any 4 of the framed paintings together yet, and i really look forward toContinue reading “Keepers of the lights”

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”

Wading in…

I feel like a naughty school child waiting outside the principal’s office to give an account of myself. It’s been at least 6 weeks where painting sadly has been abandoned whilst I have focused on transforming the bottom of my garden from jungle to fairy-lit patio. I’m so pleased with the results, but now it’sContinue reading “Wading in…”