by Andy Gray | Mar 21, 2014 | Colour illustration, watercolours
This Lancashire cottage by a stream is the third of the commissions from my in-laws, the second of which was completed over a year ago. When the honorable Mrs Gray, long suffering wife, saw this she immediately liked it (unusual in itself!) and said that it used...
by Andy Gray | Nov 27, 2013 | drawinginchurch, watercolours
the lion of Judah king Jesus in Revelation – this picture was drawn straight down in ink (hence the rather dodgy lion on the left!) during the service. No references! Then afterwards using artrage on the ipad to paint it in over a couple of nights. Part...
by Andy Gray | Oct 28, 2013 | Colour illustration, Drawing technique, Uncategorized, watercolours
This dragon picture can be a free download and used as computer wallpaper. This dragon picture started life scribbled in my sketch book, just trying out a fountain pen. I liked it, and tyres to photograph it to put it here….and failed. So I scan/copied it....
by Andy Gray | Oct 23, 2013 | Colour illustration, other artists, watercolours
Trevor Lingard is a new chap I’ve come across…in the Clitheroe Bike Club to which I belong. He’s a self taught watercolourist, and by ‘eck he’s good! Makes my poultry efforts Lancashire canal and viaduct watercolour painting Saddleworth...
by Andy Gray | Apr 7, 2013 | Uncategorized, watercolours
The waterways and viaducts/aquaducts criss-cross Lancashire, and this Lancashire canal and viaduct watercolour painting is just a typical scene. The original image came from a search of Lancashire landscape photographs on the web, but I forgot to make a note of where...
by Andy Gray | Mar 29, 2013 | Uncategorized, watercolours
Blackpool tower image is now finished. First crack at sea too. Not to bad. Won’t win any competitions in watercolour though! Oh, and if you’re wondering, you can find the poem made famous by Stanley holloway, Theres a famous seaside place called Blackpool...