Sarah Carr 03/11/2023 Sarah Carr 03/11/2023

Seashells

I love the look of seashells all jumbled up and glossy with sea water. This quick study will be tucked away and will undoubtedly appear in a water-themed painting sooner or later.

Sarah Carr 06/06/2023 Sarah Carr 06/06/2023

Back to clay for the late spring and early summer. These are some 10” sgraffito plates I’ve been working on.

Sarah Carr 01/03/2023 Sarah Carr 01/03/2023

The weather has been too hot for pottery so I’m back to a few studies to try out some new supplies.

This paper is rather more textured that I like but it holds the darker colours well.

Sarah Carr 20/12/2022 Sarah Carr 20/12/2022

I’ve been fascinated of late by the autumn and winter mushrooms. Though many found here are subtle in colour, who can resist an old favourite of children’s fairy book creators?

Sarah Carr 18/09/2022 Sarah Carr 18/09/2022

Autumn’s in the air

Been busy tidying and getting ready for the new season. Time’s been tight of late with a few commissions to get done but I’ve been sketching and doing a few studies for other projects.

Sarah Carr 05/03/2022 Sarah Carr 05/03/2022

Covid’s tail has left us deflated and discombobulated. Still Spring is nearly here again and I’ve been thinking about painting a series of water colour birds.

Sarah Carr 07/10/2021 Sarah Carr 07/10/2021

flower study

Flower study on some new water colour paper as a trial - Bockingford Hot Pressed paper. While I loved the feel of this paper for watercolour, it did ‘t really suit colour pencil work. There isn’t much too tho the paper and so layering was rather troublesome but hey, that’s why we investigate materials with smaller studies before committing to a larger piece.

Sarah Carr 09/09/2021 Sarah Carr 09/09/2021

Chocoholic

I love painting furry portraits. This chocolate labrador looks ready for a treat. Doggy chocolates only, of course.

Sarah Carr 01/09/2021 Sarah Carr 01/09/2021

Woof!

I love to paint a furry friend. This little chap was captured in watercolour and then a touch of pencil to sharpen up a few edges here and there. Isn’t he a pretty boy?

Sarah Carr 27/08/2021 Sarah Carr 27/08/2021

Isla

Time for a quick portrait update for Isla. This one is Caran D’Ache colour pencil on Strathmore toned tan paper. I love how quickly you can produce a likeness on tonal paper. Less detailed but I think is gives a bit of freshness to the image.

Sarah Carr 10/08/2021 Sarah Carr 10/08/2021

Watercolour

It’s been delightful to work on a watercolour of this lovely lady. A few more tweaks and it’ll been on its way.

I hope she likes it!

Sarah Carr 13/07/2021 Sarah Carr 13/07/2021

Frenchie

July has been damp and miserable this far. Still, less time outdoors means more time with pencil in hand.

This little fella was fun to do,

Sarah Carr 20/06/2021 Sarah Carr 20/06/2021

Nasturtium

I always throw a few sacrificial nasturtiums in the green house to try to keep the whitefly at bay. This year I wanted to get a study painted before they get to the straggly and rather glum stage which comes upon them all too quickly.

Trying to get deep, saturated colour in watercolour can be tricky - especially in red and orange both of which can become flat very easily.

Sarah Carr 28/05/2019 Sarah Carr 28/05/2019

Summer at last

Summer

Crikey, this spring has take a dreadfully long time to break into the start of summer but at long last, I’ve been able to lift my hem line from ankle to knee and soak in a bit on nature’s Vitamin D.

There’s an abundance of wild flowers in the hedgerows thanks to the farmers leaving it a few weeks longer in recent years before they trim things back. Plenty of violets which is a treat - such delicate little petals.

I’m thinking I might put a few florals in my painting playlist as see what comes of it.