tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16425428367132843892024-03-13T14:52:18.903-07:00 water, colour, ink and paper agua, color, tinta y papelHelen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-58139778825803116652023-10-02T04:51:00.000-07:002023-10-02T04:51:13.463-07:00Southend Urban Landscape Open<p> Andy Downes and a fine group of volunteers organised a plein air painting day around Southend Pier on Saturday the 30th September. The weather was perfect, not too hot, a slight breeze and best of all, dry! I would guess about 30 artists took part, including my sketching buddies Paul and Sue. Paul is an old hand at painting outside in all weathers but it was a first for Sue.</p><p>I bought a littlle sketch book thinking I would be able to fill it in the time we were allotted, 9am til 4pm. I in fact only managed to do 13 little sketches, about two thirds of the book. I was a bit apprehensive about how the paper would react to washes but in fact it was really nice to work on. </p><p>All in all a great day.</p><p>The photo of Sue and I painting was taken by Paul Alcock, I bought the little sketch book (13x15cm) from Jacksons Art. 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It is warm and popular, providing us with plenty to draw, but you really have to be quick as people come and go. Just so nice to get out together again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2vkujvkjaE3llDJel4d1H90eY45xIUpg0S2o-zOTT-IFoCaFX2LzB0esei8dqF_pm-EBXw0EbKpeITsmj0HKxQMKCwUlhj6muWhOkF9OLuoLILRVR2mDYQLf6IRpu5ZD2rOjBJdQKebS58PSMjIX3hMzmrDlc1BjZZbQTRCnDnXSO78H5tZTULcz/s4032/hamlet25.1.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2vkujvkjaE3llDJel4d1H90eY45xIUpg0S2o-zOTT-IFoCaFX2LzB0esei8dqF_pm-EBXw0EbKpeITsmj0HKxQMKCwUlhj6muWhOkF9OLuoLILRVR2mDYQLf6IRpu5ZD2rOjBJdQKebS58PSMjIX3hMzmrDlc1BjZZbQTRCnDnXSO78H5tZTULcz/w300-h400/hamlet25.1.23.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cFCS0Tadsv_ju7Vqyl2LlNEO5yKxvwGByp1mdJWM8C0ZMKef1gdoPQZyyer-x-8UCwwvjzMya6tBpIjz1KfJUDdxslkG-WMoJ4Ogvsbep_l61s4k1uAAJTDA9oUW2R1jlBXagsfF28Fdra9GH_RtiKi_AzJqM2taVxh2KJT1j2YPwSw2YDy7KhwV/s3819/25.01.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3819" data-original-width="2865" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cFCS0Tadsv_ju7Vqyl2LlNEO5yKxvwGByp1mdJWM8C0ZMKef1gdoPQZyyer-x-8UCwwvjzMya6tBpIjz1KfJUDdxslkG-WMoJ4Ogvsbep_l61s4k1uAAJTDA9oUW2R1jlBXagsfF28Fdra9GH_RtiKi_AzJqM2taVxh2KJT1j2YPwSw2YDy7KhwV/w300-h400/25.01.23.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx5BxpYp_knwXU3yjoZOJGfsPsiML2XL-2gn6mAni10Fe-xZlQ38NKUEP0RmRl2ijODxgzGhAFE3aVxB9t-iBO0FahZW8tpfMgrDLs8zcdUx8fhgEC0zOaeAKeNRRtps8JzJr-7bzrrhgiShEqZbnmrkWouVjuNU1cuixhfqTgsokauE0s-HLXh4x/s3927/25.1.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3927" data-original-width="2778" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWx5BxpYp_knwXU3yjoZOJGfsPsiML2XL-2gn6mAni10Fe-xZlQ38NKUEP0RmRl2ijODxgzGhAFE3aVxB9t-iBO0FahZW8tpfMgrDLs8zcdUx8fhgEC0zOaeAKeNRRtps8JzJr-7bzrrhgiShEqZbnmrkWouVjuNU1cuixhfqTgsokauE0s-HLXh4x/w283-h400/25.1.23.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-79122320155019128052023-01-19T05:16:00.003-08:002023-01-19T05:16:52.407-08:00it has been a long time<p> Finally went out sketching yesterday evening. Last year was either too hot, too wet, too windy and even though this year it is too cold at the moment, we decided to try a new pub. Sadly the others couldn't make it but Paul Alcock and I really enjoyed sketching there. I think quite by accident we chose an evening that was pretty busy, not sure that is the norm. It was so nice to get out again, really need to settle down and get painting and sketching again!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoj9zqmxjTphiA7voeksVNmm97BBWJvy70Don9cYzSLgU2H3ZJKDpRsiBzJL3oXIzzrS1ys6HT42IBr6bx6eGh1gjtYdr_BzKA1NKT1JDK-nCq6IpGZ7_Q0ZNApClmFJr3NON_XFPuAVt7erSN5R2YY_Oq-_as4ZVgPMPfgDVi4ySZIyjbrGBzzWy/s2338/18.1.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1654" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoj9zqmxjTphiA7voeksVNmm97BBWJvy70Don9cYzSLgU2H3ZJKDpRsiBzJL3oXIzzrS1ys6HT42IBr6bx6eGh1gjtYdr_BzKA1NKT1JDK-nCq6IpGZ7_Q0ZNApClmFJr3NON_XFPuAVt7erSN5R2YY_Oq-_as4ZVgPMPfgDVi4ySZIyjbrGBzzWy/w283-h400/18.1.23.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ucVsvPBiJ7LLrRecTjvenMLUvUlYEEEBGrcM-BocjIWFgHJ4_9C41WtsLOKylu7zVP6BwEtjIHgvClJqVsmh0bugnJqHYxrCWRwlKqMxsaMFWNIg2uAvq3GUhg2rpmsyVscWZzVLyJUizT9BHhENFXlv8Ziy0-AjxccTrN8MvKo0SVbyRAUhLKJ6/s2338/sketch%2018.1.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1654" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ucVsvPBiJ7LLrRecTjvenMLUvUlYEEEBGrcM-BocjIWFgHJ4_9C41WtsLOKylu7zVP6BwEtjIHgvClJqVsmh0bugnJqHYxrCWRwlKqMxsaMFWNIg2uAvq3GUhg2rpmsyVscWZzVLyJUizT9BHhENFXlv8Ziy0-AjxccTrN8MvKo0SVbyRAUhLKJ6/w283-h400/sketch%2018.1.23.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-81781718662191423612022-04-10T11:28:00.001-07:002022-04-10T11:28:51.608-07:00Finally painting again!<p> I stopped painting in December to do some other projects and it has taken until now to get going again. I had been given a plant and some tulips so that started me off, I have a couple of pewter trays and really like painting the reflections.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1Vucqr7uR2uzOg9MPL7pH83NVIsUHS6vii0KtJK2J76mBbtopMT_GMs49XkloFf89Z7WdIejOG0793-lAP8OEH3S7c7uKO0dWCiQL6m7oTrSU18jEOPZyyiojrQP0pGcaxJJ6Mr_c3x8LQIcNiz0iaLBrcmXAXFqTW6dD_Hf-WMUpIF8JdkNHmSS/s3485/10.04.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3485" data-original-width="2334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1Vucqr7uR2uzOg9MPL7pH83NVIsUHS6vii0KtJK2J76mBbtopMT_GMs49XkloFf89Z7WdIejOG0793-lAP8OEH3S7c7uKO0dWCiQL6m7oTrSU18jEOPZyyiojrQP0pGcaxJJ6Mr_c3x8LQIcNiz0iaLBrcmXAXFqTW6dD_Hf-WMUpIF8JdkNHmSS/w429-h640/10.04.22.jpg" width="429" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIZSMZaBDNOX_ToQUh6-tGwxJluweuR5c_FgB3Q0zwy82nRb9Sx4uhYvF08o4LRcnhyARyFq_N5J79LMga_8XfVc9cdvyO3lX-nl81hwqZWAJ9mM09I3Lc_wGTUqesSPhAT26HmrnxmN1pM0vw3CbVXyKJensBx23prvEOg_pBPBavMfzFdhJgarG/s3218/07.04.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jsJMMCRpQCI/YbIv_N0pLFI/AAAAAAAAEp0/CSC5fbLAYswe1f1NwE6NGy6bAjOIkJVJgCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2.12.21%2BJoanie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2011" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jsJMMCRpQCI/YbIv_N0pLFI/AAAAAAAAEp0/CSC5fbLAYswe1f1NwE6NGy6bAjOIkJVJgCNcBGAsYHQ/w393-h400/2.12.21%2BJoanie.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-24021411838534323212021-12-09T08:30:00.002-08:002021-12-09T08:30:41.168-08:00Yet another on line exhibition with the Venezuelan water colour association.<p> Published on instagram, a christmas themed exhibition.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--VQtAkzgTu8/YbIuW76IzsI/AAAAAAAAEpc/8axcgT9qtJEm8axqBM7r4raLSw3gTB0zQCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/19.11.21%2B%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So, this is my interpretation of The Market.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYitMDa0cYk/YZU57_dKGuI/AAAAAAAAEn8/f4PaPzsfOogVqH72VRVgvbauQGmBuajTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/27.10.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1352" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RYitMDa0cYk/YZU57_dKGuI/AAAAAAAAEn8/f4PaPzsfOogVqH72VRVgvbauQGmBuajTQCLcBGAsYHQ/w264-h400/27.10.21.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vZ4d_MeTEok/YZU586GaQwI/AAAAAAAAEoA/JYfGLqcoQzo23mACo1eKNvkoU1XItil2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20211015_133740%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1502" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vZ4d_MeTEok/YZU586GaQwI/AAAAAAAAEoA/JYfGLqcoQzo23mACo1eKNvkoU1XItil2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w294-h400/20211015_133740%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-2114678744465088712021-11-06T08:04:00.002-07:002021-11-06T08:04:36.117-07:00Still Life<p> I have been painting still life since the weather got colder, the perfect excuse to stay home! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sqiXKhXzz8s/YYaZVHflPfI/AAAAAAAAEnM/-GREkVEYUukjP-kr6XYnOhcOBCJmMosxACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/4.11.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sqiXKhXzz8s/YYaZVHflPfI/AAAAAAAAEnM/-GREkVEYUukjP-kr6XYnOhcOBCJmMosxACLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/4.11.21.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-73767650800593694982021-10-10T08:45:00.002-07:002021-10-10T08:45:47.052-07:00I was invited along to paint at the TEYC<p> A friend invited me to join a group that painted this afternoon at the Thames Estuary Yacht Club. The tide was coming in and the sky changed a lot whilst we were there which mad it challenging! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ekf3MbDUvZU/YWMJ96G8_VI/AAAAAAAAEl0/7th4qKw0zF0FvnFO_VCzWSJ0_5VCRh4fQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/TEYC10.1021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1416" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ekf3MbDUvZU/YWMJ96G8_VI/AAAAAAAAEl0/7th4qKw0zF0FvnFO_VCzWSJ0_5VCRh4fQCLcBGAsYHQ/w276-h400/TEYC10.1021.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tH6oXaJ3S9s/YWMJ3RoduzI/AAAAAAAAEls/sXDpmjXUO7470hsqtPtc-pckpwXZ8ojBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/10.10.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tH6oXaJ3S9s/YWMJ3RoduzI/AAAAAAAAEls/sXDpmjXUO7470hsqtPtc-pckpwXZ8ojBQCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/10.10.21.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pD1MpmfbSDQ/YU9iMRPAryI/AAAAAAAAEjg/P00VxQ8t9bky221dslKMUd5mJG0ZNLQIACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/25.09.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pD1MpmfbSDQ/YU9iMRPAryI/AAAAAAAAEjg/P00VxQ8t9bky221dslKMUd5mJG0ZNLQIACLcBGAsYHQ/w440-h640/25.09.21.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-59631158754893839192021-09-22T11:28:00.000-07:002021-09-22T11:28:25.140-07:00Cardoon from my brothers garden<p> I haven't painted pure water colour in a couple of months but I came home from a visit to my brothers with these cardoon and just had to paint them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUysgbeDH4s/YUt1jUoRdII/AAAAAAAAEi8/bkQt4adO8uYjWPs7O9OZqyqL9C_mmGhdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/22.09.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This summer has been so variable that I really havent done much sketching at all!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5-2q9GZRhY/YTzRduiYNSI/AAAAAAAAEhs/3n9Vdn-ArmsaDHNrVlBeV3jjEF0ekmBnACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Millys%2Bwith%2BPaul8.9%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="659" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T5-2q9GZRhY/YTzRduiYNSI/AAAAAAAAEhs/3n9Vdn-ArmsaDHNrVlBeV3jjEF0ekmBnACLcBGAsYHQ/w275-h400/Millys%2Bwith%2BPaul8.9%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iNF_OppCUww/YTzRhmUZdWI/AAAAAAAAEhw/qf3f1VaTcicZTQm4yqM5ImtUxfKAWWuxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Millys%2Bwith%2BPaul8.9%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="673" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iNF_OppCUww/YTzRhmUZdWI/AAAAAAAAEhw/qf3f1VaTcicZTQm4yqM5ImtUxfKAWWuxQCLcBGAsYHQ/w280-h400/Millys%2Bwith%2BPaul8.9%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqKrO_UhR9E/YTzRkxCM8AI/AAAAAAAAEh0/ICKWsBpIy288uuVrTQhNfcwY9eC9loHngCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/Millys%2Bwith%2BPaul8.9%2B%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqKrO_UhR9E/YTzRkxCM8AI/AAAAAAAAEh0/ICKWsBpIy288uuVrTQhNfcwY9eC9loHngCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Millys%2Bwith%2BPaul8.9%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-87292620322065861892021-07-29T07:52:00.000-07:002021-07-29T07:52:32.097-07:00Spent a chilly afternoon at a friends yoga retreat.<p> There came a point when it was too cold to sit and sketch anymore! So I didnt do as much as I had hoped. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tp1x68vTRzI/YQLAUk4udXI/AAAAAAAAEgE/4_943WAXZ6U-0lNKJH6CFbhuqxv_xwoHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/yoga%2Bretreat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1433" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tp1x68vTRzI/YQLAUk4udXI/AAAAAAAAEgE/4_943WAXZ6U-0lNKJH6CFbhuqxv_xwoHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w448-h640/yoga%2Bretreat.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RtSRBPNVKX0/YQLAX1CSkxI/AAAAAAAAEgI/I2v_o-2FjRUrSX9He-fTgbzSfRdx8vZrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/yoga%2Bretreat%2B23.7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1464" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RtSRBPNVKX0/YQLAX1CSkxI/AAAAAAAAEgI/I2v_o-2FjRUrSX9He-fTgbzSfRdx8vZrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w458-h640/yoga%2Bretreat%2B23.7.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-11453492174599307502021-07-29T07:40:00.000-07:002021-07-29T07:40:00.475-07:00A morning spent chatting and sketching in a friends garden.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HULaobr2m_M/YQK9gvcafeI/AAAAAAAAEf0/juQAYzOUPoIrpyCkeARtSmCwLFkr7NZFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210729_142713%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1393" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HULaobr2m_M/YQK9gvcafeI/AAAAAAAAEf0/juQAYzOUPoIrpyCkeARtSmCwLFkr7NZFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w273-h400/20210729_142713%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-odmk1dJuC24/YQK9eFZbsHI/AAAAAAAAEfw/juu9a_SoX9AWitxoYuFDgPtb7h01-s16QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210729_142520%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1235" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-odmk1dJuC24/YQK9eFZbsHI/AAAAAAAAEfw/juu9a_SoX9AWitxoYuFDgPtb7h01-s16QCLcBGAsYHQ/w241-h400/20210729_142520%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S1HZn1tfVdE/YQK9bWIZV9I/AAAAAAAAEfs/ZBv0LxMDQLgF0XQTXDXbsfJYQzeSQR8BgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210729_142438%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1297" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S1HZn1tfVdE/YQK9bWIZV9I/AAAAAAAAEfs/ZBv0LxMDQLgF0XQTXDXbsfJYQzeSQR8BgCLcBGAsYHQ/w254-h400/20210729_142438%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-14090507839680484812021-07-14T10:11:00.002-07:002021-07-14T10:11:54.220-07:00Thistles<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-52_wYWLTVDY/YO8awyQF2DI/AAAAAAAAEeM/Lk-dp3gIYEoIshAjMwBCsUJdIs7l4CX_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/18.6.21%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1403" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-52_wYWLTVDY/YO8awyQF2DI/AAAAAAAAEeM/Lk-dp3gIYEoIshAjMwBCsUJdIs7l4CX_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w438-h640/18.6.21%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-54743756580246372192021-05-10T07:53:00.000-07:002021-05-10T07:53:04.434-07:00Lillies<p> I bought these lillies before the weekend expecting them to open quite quickly. They didn't! So I decided to go ahead and paint them in bud and will hopefully get a second painting out of them once they are fully in flower. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lq_ssqUxtKY/YJlInvrWLTI/AAAAAAAAEaI/Tfv1tego1GwN0qEbe8pyVSJoAZ4bf7o2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/10.5.21%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1384" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lq_ssqUxtKY/YJlInvrWLTI/AAAAAAAAEaI/Tfv1tego1GwN0qEbe8pyVSJoAZ4bf7o2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w432-h640/10.5.21%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-68583859243987224672021-05-08T10:21:00.000-07:002021-05-08T10:21:18.509-07:00El Agua, Water, <p> A painting for the Venezuelan Watercolour Association, AVA virtual exhibition. "Water" was the theme of the exhibition, and although I live right on the water it has been far too cold to sit out and do a painting. I have been enjoying the challenge of painting glass and including either pewter or brass trays so this is what I decided to submit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pRDPvi_ST_c/YJbIEVv8H8I/AAAAAAAAEZo/dx3yfwSII_U1aphevsnORLw26wjiwzr7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/6.5.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1474" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pRDPvi_ST_c/YJbIEVv8H8I/AAAAAAAAEZo/dx3yfwSII_U1aphevsnORLw26wjiwzr7ACLcBGAsYHQ/w460-h640/6.5.21.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-4890155417152140632021-05-04T10:27:00.002-07:002021-05-04T10:27:44.014-07:00I like the challenge of painting glass.<p> Some glass collected over the years on a pewter tray.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBCJaXVM_Ks/YJGDw45taiI/AAAAAAAAEZU/cSgRY-hDLR8oi0t1ZBqqylRF2RykfNBiACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/4.5.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1751" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YBCJaXVM_Ks/YJGDw45taiI/AAAAAAAAEZU/cSgRY-hDLR8oi0t1ZBqqylRF2RykfNBiACLcBGAsYHQ/w548-h640/4.5.21.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-26720726484075552792021-04-21T08:53:00.002-07:002021-04-21T08:53:19.620-07:00These lillies have lasted so well.<p> Eight days on and buds are still opening on these lillies, they have also become more perfumed as the days pass.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pyh87OFbnJk/YIBKFI6-V1I/AAAAAAAAEYM/5cVnvV7_WuM3dtx3-PUlkaDU4bV_5QY8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/21.4.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pyh87OFbnJk/YIBKFI6-V1I/AAAAAAAAEYM/5cVnvV7_WuM3dtx3-PUlkaDU4bV_5QY8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w422-h640/21.4.21.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642542836713284389.post-65010506772958048582021-04-18T07:40:00.002-07:002021-04-18T07:40:35.304-07:00Lemons!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z0TQb9U5P8c/YHxEy1M91wI/AAAAAAAAEXI/IbxC1QwIjXkpxH2DAR2807STf6GWMhcMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/18.4.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1337" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z0TQb9U5P8c/YHxEy1M91wI/AAAAAAAAEXI/IbxC1QwIjXkpxH2DAR2807STf6GWMhcMwCLcBGAsYHQ/w418-h640/18.4.21.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Mortlock de Gilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967991932314934292noreply@blogger.com0