http://www.carolswan.net Techniques, tips and tricks for watercolours and acrylics Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:17:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en .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 I often find the same questions crop up again and again during my classes so I thought I'd create a quick list of the most common things my students ask. They're in no particular order and if you have your own questions, feel free to add them to the end. QUESTION ... http://www.carolswan.net/top-5-watercolour-questions http://www.carolswan.net/iris-at-brewster A slideshow of the fabulous workshop in Batemans Bay. Thanks to everybody who made the weekend so enjoyable. http://www.carolswan.net/batemans-bay-workshop-photos I do so like having a post, it is like therapy, but finding the time to update it is difficult, I don't know how some people can update daily. I admire the discipline they must have. Image via Wikipedia Last weekend's workshop was at my dear friend Judy's in Batemans Bay. I ... http://www.carolswan.net/workshop-at-batemans-bay The problem with owning a blog is keeping it updated in order for it to remain interesting. I am not sure that I have a lot to tell you as I haven't been painting at all lately -  it has been the school holidays and at the moment I am ... http://www.carolswan.net/still-alive I have some photos I would like to share with you. My dear friends Ted and Collin sent them to me this week. They bought an old school less than three years ago in a place called Brewster, about 20 minutes out of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. I just love ... http://www.carolswan.net/i-do-love-spring