Herbaceous Borders

By Anita Murphy / February 22, 2009 /

4″ x 4″, coloured pencil

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Lake Reflection

By Anita Murphy / February 11, 2009 /

I’ve been considering ordering new canvases or panels – can’t decide between the two. I have to start thinking about this long before I run out because or the time it takes for things to arrive. The question then raised some others in my mind. What sizes to order? Typically I paint on square or…

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Colour Studies

By Anita Murphy / January 30, 2009 /

Colour studies, 3″ x 2″ I really begin to see the value of colour studies the more I do of these especially if you are wanting to become more painterly, as I am. By working small it reduces the amount of detail you can include. I like the idea of giving enough information to the…

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Vertigo

By Anita Murphy / January 29, 2009 /

Colour studies, average 3″ x 2″ Working on pulling together some ideas that have been bubbling – its going to mean a lot of experimentation and play in order to pull it off. Feeling a bit like stepping off the edge of a cliff as I am not sure how to even start. And I…

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Cosy Places

By Anita Murphy / January 23, 2009 /

Just a doodle from my bed.

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Virtual Sketch Date – Peeled Tangerine

By Anita Murphy / January 22, 2009 /

This is this months Virtual Sketch Date image How many media can you put in one sketch? Started with graphite but I didn’t like it – so I added some colour pencil and then some watercolour and finally a little pen! It was nice to take a day off serious painting and just sit in…

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