Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 29, 2010 under Art, en plein air, figure, watercolor, watercolour | 
Kim and Tootsie and the kids have just hosted a mini amazing race in their neighbourhood and I went to chat and sit around the pool. I met Steve, Frank’s brother, who I painted at the school concert. He sat with his son on his lap while I started this painting. As usual everyone moved around but I was able to get this far. Steve and his family are immigrating to New Zealand soon so I gave them this painting as a memory of a last pleasant lunch with their friends.
This is painted on Arches Hot Pressed and is 280 x 360mm.
Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 27, 2010 under Art, Hout Bay, painting, seascape, watercolor, watercolour |
Here is the statue of the leopard in Hout Bay.
The painting is on 300 gm Fabriano rough and is 560 x 760mm.
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on under Art, figure, Helderberg, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
Here is a painting from a photo I took of my friend Marius and his wife Charlotte on a walk up Helderberg. Marius and I worked on an IT project together many years ago in one of the large oil companies. Now he lives in Ann Arbor Michigan and was out visiting family and friends. He has such an interesting accent, American Jaapie.
This is on Arches Hot Pressed and is 280 x 180 mm.
Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 22, 2010 under Art, Family, figure, watercolor, watercolour |
And here is my second painting of Sinead cooking in the kitchen. I darkened the background to focus on Sinead, my gentle child working away at a dinner for the family.
Also Arches Hot pressed – 560x380mm
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on under Art, Family, figure, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
here is the update on the first one.
this is 560x380mm on Arches Hot Pressed
Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 20, 2010 under Art, Family, figure, watercolour |
My sweet daughter has become quite a cook. She regularly makes meals for us and makes cookies and mega banana-bread. So here she is in the kitchen – take I.
This is on 300gm Arches Hot Pressed – 560×380 and the photo was taken by Ethan on his iPod because my camera has gone on a hike.
Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 17, 2010 under Art, seascape, Strand Pipe beach, watercolor, watercolour |
I have spent a few days now doing some of the projects that have been crying out for attention. Today I completed putting a new top on a table I had made long ago. And that was enough. The wind had dropped today and I decided my soul needed watercolour.
This is 180x280mm and is on 185gm Arches cold pressed.
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 14, 2010 under Art, Hout Bay, landscape, watercolor, watercolour |
Here comes the second cut. This time I am getting smart and heck of technical!!! I did this last night after sending a proposal off to a client from the other world. I was yawning away but just wanted to get this going. I decided to use a cool blue for the sky – hem hem – Notice how the sky goes back and the sea comes forward. Golly – it really does! And I also used staining pigments like Windsor blue so the sky and the sea are not so grainy – neither here nor there cause I like grainy but there you are. And I made the shadows on the blocks a bit darker AND I put in the cast shadows – so lets see how this develops.
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 11, 2010 under Art, Hout Bay, landscape, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
OK here we go; the Thumbnail, just to show I do plan, from time to time.
I am busy with the sketch now. Listening to Stevie Ray Vaughn. What a player!!
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Posted by Stephen Quirke on December 9, 2010 under Art, en plein air, painting, watercolor, watercolour |
This morning I had a meeting at CJs and had time to paint the fountain and sketch the pigeons as I waited.
this is on 185gm Arches Cold Pressed – 180x280mm
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Kim and Tootsie and the kids have just hosted a mini amazing race in their neighbourhood and I went to chat and sit around the pool. I met Steve, Frank’s brother, who I painted at the school concert. He sat with his son on his lap while I started this painting. As usual everyone moved around but I was able to get this far. Steve and his family are immigrating to New Zealand soon so I gave them this painting as a memory of a last pleasant lunch with their friends.
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