Category Archives: My Art

Encaustic art

Posted on November 2, 2013 by thegrandtour1

I signed up for 3 lessons of encaustic art, not having any idea what it was but as I love to learn any art techniques I put my money down. Encaustic art is “painting” with hot was using a small … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong memory chest

Posted on April 22, 2013 by thegrandtour1

Last weekend I was kindly invited to join a weekend retreat of very talented and dedicated scrap bookers. The retreat was held in a Discovery Bay, Hong Kong over a Friday & Saturday. These ladies are serious with more stamina … Continue reading →

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Recycling for Arts sake

Posted on April 22, 2013 by thegrandtour1

Messing around with paints is a lot of fun but cleaning up and wiping up is not and also creates a lot of waste. As I need to use of lot of paint that is very liquid I came up … Continue reading →

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Pretty peacocks

Posted on April 20, 2013 by thegrandtour1

I have been having a lot of fun making more bird painting but quite a different look to my last collection. A very loose and flowing method, I hope to make a few more.

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2013 outside and raining, late 1500’s inside and cosy

Posted on April 17, 2013 by thegrandtour1

It continues to be rotten weather in Hong Kong, I look out of my window on the 26th floor and its like being in a jumbo jet…..just cloud. These are the herbs I am growing on my lounge windowsill. I … Continue reading →

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Loneliness & jet lag make art

Posted on April 9, 2013 by thegrandtour1

I travelled to San Francisco to visit friends and stayed for five days then flew back to Hong Kong. This was enough to cause me jet lag which has me wide awake at 3.30am. This morning I managed to sleep … Continue reading →

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Bird flying high

Posted on March 19, 2013 by thegrandtour1

Today I spent a few hours working on a watercolour, I think it looks rather pretty. I am making another and plan to marble over the top of it. With this method you never know how the painting will turn … Continue reading →

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Tree art

Posted on March 14, 2013 by thegrandtour1

I painted a small piece of art from a much larger painting that I took a photo of at the Kempinski hotel, Bangkok last year. I used the beautiful ink pens I bought in Ginza, Japan. They give great precision … Continue reading →

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Tea & Art heal everything!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by thegrandtour1

A small piece of art that I made last night while being totally alone for the first time in a couple of months. My art supplies have been boxed up and untouched since Christmas, but yesterday I woke up and … Continue reading →

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Festive Art

Posted on December 16, 2012 by thegrandtour1

Today I spent a couple of hours making a small painting of a typical Christmas scene. I used masking fluid to mark out the berries and water colours for the rest of the picture. I think it turned out rather … Continue reading →

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