Watercolours

A bit of a squash

Posted on by Mel Hendy
It's a squash. Watercolour (main image) with pencil study. This was done for my monthly art group challenge on the subject of 'Botanical'. We were privileged to have a demonstration by the incredible Jon Evans (botanical artist) the previous month and he explained what was meant by botanial illustrations so I thought I'd have a go. I love squashes, they are really fascinating because they come in such extraordinary variety and you can eat them as well - brilliant! (Spicy soup, or just ...
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Minster Roofscape

Posted on by Mel Hendy
Watercolour study. Image measures 22cm x 11cm; with temporary frame measures 26cm x 19.5cm; this can be replaced with a proper frame. £25 Roofscape of York from the city wall with the Minster rising up over it all. I love this image, it's so majestic. Every step along the route of the city wall affords a photo opportunity and inspiring views from panoramic sweeps of the city, to an intimate glimpse of back gardens, cluttered roofscapes and interesting perspectives.
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St Mary’s Abbey

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Watercolour study. Detail of St Mary's Abbey, York. Image measures 11cm x 19cm; watercolour sheet measures 19.5cm x 26cm. £25 The city of York has so many interesting sites to visit whatever you're interested in, and you'll probably discover a whole bunch of stuff you didn't realise you WERE interested in until you get there! The ruins are in the York Museum Gardens and I have visited these beautiful grounds when they have been covered in snow, flood water, autumn leaves and blazing s...
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The Mandalorian

Posted on by Mel Hendy
The Mandalorian - Before and After Watercolour. Really loved painting this! Just fancied doing side-by-side images of Din Djarin pre-Beskar and after he's kitted out with the cool shiny stuff! So much stunning Mandalorian artwork out there and what an awesome series - stunning settings, traditional iconic Star Wars feel to everything and THAT music score! It was always going to be a big ask to portray the Mandalorian in a way that matched up to all of that, but Pedro totally smashed ...
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Fairy-tale Creatures

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Watercolour. This was for our local art group monthly challenge on the theme of 'Fairy-tale Creatures'. Actually quite hard to think of creatures from fairy-tales and I'm being really pendantic here. First of all, I am excluding all fantasy tales and absolutely NOT including fine works such as The Lord of the Rings which is in a class of it's own. Fairy-tales are stories like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, anything including in those compilations by Ruth Manning-Sanders and so on, ...
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Winter Landscape

Posted on by Mel Hendy
Winter Landscape - Watercolour (34cm x 24cm) Art group monthly challenge theme for February. Currently doing a snow and ice themed painting in acrylic for Stranger In A Strange Land (see 'News') so I thought I'd do this one in watercolour which lends itself to this concept and also makes a nice change. Bit of fantasy fun.
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