Inhabitants 2022

(Watercolour, coloured pencil, wax pastel, watercolour crayon, acrylic ink on A2 watercolour paper)

In 2021 I worked on rendering the human face and in 2022 I really felt the pay off. I was less intimidated by portraiture and ready to have some real fun with it! These paintings are Inhabitants not only of my imagination and practice but their own little environments. I wanted them to look truly part of the painting, not just posed within it. I attempted this through weaving foliage and colour through out and am delighted with the results. I'm also delighted with the combinations of watercolour and mixed media that I discovered on the way and will push this forward in 2023.