This is an everyday mess blog… but it does have two main subjects.
For only art: Art | jendah.SE – or visit the Gallery (WIP)
For only garden: Garden | jendah.SE (WIP)
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Stones on a rainy day off…
Spring cleaning…
…and first meal served outside this year.
Growing food is the ultimate form of slow cooking. Radishes and rhubarb are the first ones to show…
AI and I – to bee?
I don’t know what to do, what to paint… Hey AI, give me honeycomb pattern, bees and a purple tulip – give me an image to paint or to copy, whatever… In the end, I used what I liked and skipped some…
Also gave me a perfect use for Transparent gold deep and Notturno…
Canson Montval 300g. Nothing fancy, know exactly what to expect, perfect for playing around a bit… Reliable old paper and such a relief after this: Portrait of unknown
All watercolors…
…are now on cards. Every single tube and pan.
Portrait of unknown
The idea was to give this paper a second chance… But I still hate this paper. Hate it.
It is supposed to be 100% cotton but behaves like the cheapest paper ever. All the pigment is stuck on the surface, moving around, making layers close to impossible.
Can’t blame the paper for different size eyes though 🙂
Copper tree
I skogens djup finner du en sjö, en offermosse, som ger dig en unik inblick i bronsålderns heliga platser. Vid denna sjö står ett träd smyckat med gåvor i form av halsband av koppar. Från bryggan kan du blicka ut mot ön där gudabilderna reser sig.
Photo from a visit in September 2023
Text from: Vitlycke museum homepage
Translation:
In the depths of the forest, you find a lake—an ancient sacrificial bog – it offers a unique insight into the sacred sites of the Bronze Age.
By this lake stands a tree adorned with copper necklace offerings. From the jetty, you can gaze out towards the island where images of gods rise.
SPRING
The little garden vas sheltered from the wind today, and the sun was warm. First beautiful spring on a weekend…
Carrots, radishes, spinach and pak choi seeds are out. Bit late for some of them… Bit late for the tomato seeds too… But now it is done.
Progress or not?
Same motive again and again – experimenting with trees, water, shadows… and green, how do you do natural green?
Soon I guess there will be a fourth one…
This is me being stubborn.
Talens Rembrandts, Winsor & Newtons and Daniel Smith watercolors on 100% cotton, cold press, Arches, 300g, 18*22 cm.
Previous attempts last year, and the same location, turned out like this:
The charming little stone bridge in this post is of unknown age is located in Tanum in northern Bohuslän, Sweden.
The left, pink flower is the (beautiful but invasive) Himalayan balsam, the other is a yellow iris.
Cold and sunny
Friday afternoon, just before the sun disappears behind the roofs…
Wake up garden!
Testing Roman Szmal Aquarius
Found a small set with five Roman Szmal Aquarius (and a temporary bonus pan I could not resist). Been curious of Roman Szmal paints for a while and it was reasonably priced. Whit the small, limited pallet – really nice.
Photo from a walk in Haverdal, Halland, Sweden in the summer of 2024.
Roman Szmal Aquarius
- Lemon yellow
- Aquarius red
- Ultramarine light
- Aquarius green
- Caput Mortuum
- November 24 (temporary color)