Even More Even More Inspirational Painting Ideas!

Hello once again! This week's challenge is to draw or paint something that catches your eye that you might not normally paint or draw.  For instance, look at the wonderful shadow cast on the blue metal corrugated fence by the plant overhanging (the shadow looks almost purple).  Look out for things that surprise or interest you.  Look for the unexpected like the wonderful conical shaped plants below:

If the images above look a little complex, then why not try something a little simpler.  For example, below are some beautiful flowers growing in a wall.  The object of this challenge is to train your eye to look for beautiful in unexpected places to compose something out of very little or something very simple. 

I look forward to seeing your artwork of the surprising and unexpected images. Thank you to all those people that have sent me work already.  Keep them coming and remember art feeds the soul.

Happy Painting!!

Keep safe

Lee 🎨

All photographs copyright of Lee Papworth 2020

Even More Inspirational Painting Ideas!

Original oil paintings by Lee Papworth 2020

Welcome to week 3 of Inspirational Painting Ideas!

This week why not try painting the same subject at different times of the day (see example above).  For example, a houseplant on a windowsill in the morning and then again in the early evening, if that doesn't not take your fancy and you have a garden why not try painting a section of the garden at similar times (one in the early morning and one at evening time). If you are able to go on your daily exercise walk you could take photos of an interesting land or seascape at different times of day and paint that.  

You will be surprised and amazed at the difference this makes to the colours you mix up - although the hue will remain the same, the intensity (bright and dull) and the value (light and dark) will change.

Enjoy this painting idea or if you prefer, you could make it a tonal drawing challenge. 

Happy Painting!

Stay safe

Lee 🎨

More Inspirational Things to Paint

Watercolour Sketch by Lee Papworth 2020

Hi everyone!  Thank you for looking at the last post and joining in by painting various still lifes.  Excellent work :)

This week's inspirational painting task is to look out of any of your windows and paint what you see.  This could be a sketch like mine of nearby rooftops and garden fences, houses down your road with or without cars, a study of brickwork, a working sketch of perspective - in fact it can be of anything you see out of your window!

I look forward to seeing your work, remember it can be a quick sketch, a watercolour sketch, pastel or a painting.  As I said last time, the best work will be collected and put on the blog in the coming months.  Look out for next week's inspirational task!

Keep safe everyone

Happy Painting!

Lee 🎨

Inspiration for New Paintings

Watercolour by Lee Papworth

Welcome everyone.  If you are sitting indoors and wondering what to do - why not paint?

There are things that you can paint all around you.  All you have to do is look, better still observe.  Inspiration is everywhere! 

Original oil painting (close up of pepper) by Lee Papworth

Firstly, why not try a traditional still-life painting?  Look for interesting objects - shells, flowers and plants, fruit and vegetables, ceramics and textiles etc. Set your still-life up if you can using natural daylight or if not use a lamp to give you light on one side of the still-life thus creating shadows and light.   

If that does not inspire you then try something a little different with your still-life.  Why not cut open a piece of fruit, a vegetable or instead of looking at a flower from the outside you could observe and paint what is happening inside its petals (see example below): Try doing these on a large scale A2 or A1 there appearance will be more dramatic and stunning.

If this seems too much like hard work then why not paint a 'found' still-life i.e. crockery drying on the draining board, a pile of laundry, pile of books and a lamp (on or off).

These are a few suggestions to keep you going until next time when I shall suggest further painting inspirations.

Happy Painting, stay healthy and safe

Lee Papworth 🎨