http://www.carolswan.net Techniques, tips and tricks for watercolours and acrylics Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:39:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_175" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tuscan Floor Mat"][/caption] I have now reached an age in my life where I am starting to get rid of all that unnecessary stuff that one accumulates over the years. However I find it so hard to get rid of some things. I have tried to give ... http://www.carolswan.net/the-story-of-the-tuscan-floor-mat watercolour1, originally uploaded by Swandives. http://www.carolswan.net/a-new-painting .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } foxglove, originally uploaded by Swandives. Here is one of my paintings http://www.carolswan.net/foxglove I so look forward to my workshops at Bateman's Bay and last weekend lived up to my expectations, I had a wonderful time, thanks to Judy and the girls I left here on Friday morning at around eleven and arrived at Judy's house around four, so it is about ... http://www.carolswan.net/september-workshop-at-batemans-bay It has been sometime since my last post, how time gets away. However I felt the need to show this painting to all my friends. It was painted by a friend, an x student of mine. Her name is Kim Staples. I just love it and this is the reason I ... http://www.carolswan.net/why-i-love-to-teach http://www.carolswan.net/makes-it-all-worth-while .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Dolphins on the way north, originally uploaded by Swandives. When you have been painting something for a week you are never quite sure how you feel about it. But it has ... http://www.carolswan.net/dolphins-on-the-way-north http://www.carolswan.net/hollyhock-workshop-at-ellenvale I thought I would let you know I have been asked to give a watercolour workshop on 21st November 2009 at Ellenvale Cottage. The address is: 2/7 Kurrajong Road (Cnr. Plasser Cres) North St Marys NSW 2760 Email address: ellen@ellenvalecottage.com Phone Number is: 02 96230921 I have painted with the girls at Ellenvale cottage many times ... http://www.carolswan.net/up-coming-workshop .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hollyhock, originally uploaded by Swandives. http://www.carolswan.net/watercolour-workshop-hollyhock