Peter Conaghan | Public figure
Peter Conaghan
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25.01.2022 The Indian. Finally finished my painting of this beautiful motorbike. DaVinci pigments, Arches 300gsm Rough paper. Lots of work and observing with this one to get the tones right. I think the balance in this is finally working.
25.01.2022 Slideshow of progress on "An Afternoon on the Grand Canal". #Arches 300 gsm rough. #davinciwatercolor pigment #Winsorandnewton Brushes and #rosemaryandco brushes.
22.01.2022 "The LIghts of Florence" #Arches 300 gsm rough. #davinciwatercolor pigment #Winsorandnewton Brushes and #rosemaryandco brushes. This painting was a challenge, I had to redo the sky as it became very heavy and streaked, so the first try at the sky was removed and a second wash applied.
22.01.2022 Painting and tonal sketch from today
22.01.2022 The Cathedral of Saint Andrew the Apostle. Amalfi Italy. From a photo taken on our tour of Italy in 2018. The Doumo of Amalfi was one of my favourite churches visited on our tour. I loved the soft light in this little side chapel of the cathedral. Watercolour on Arches 300gsm rough, DaVinci Pigments and Winsor and Newton and DaVinci brushes. #watercolours #watercolor #watercolourist #davincipaints #arches #winsorandnewtonwatercolors #davincibrushes #amalficoast
21.01.2022 Vatican Morning. Arches, 300gsm Rough. Da Vinci Watercolours. Challenging perspective and tone in this one.
20.01.2022 The Mustangs. Transparent Watercolour on Arches 300gsm Rough. DaVinci Watercolours. This pair of Mustangs complement each other perfectly. After a bit of a creative drought, first painting I have been happy with in a little while.
19.01.2022 An unplanned trip to Rockhampton necessitated a visit to Rockhampton Art Gallery to see the exhibition by Erin Dunne Visual Artist
16.01.2022 Tuscany Arches paper. DaVinci pigments. #archespapers #davincipigments
14.01.2022 I have been trying out the new Bahong Watercolour paper, it performed pretty well in the first two paintings I did. The third one which was done by layering many washes to create the sheen of the violin the paper did not handle the multiple layers of pigment as well. The Bahong paper is probably OK for plein air and quick sketches, but for more complex paintings where the paper needs to be reliable, I think I will be sticking to Arches.
14.01.2022 The Old Lock. This one has been lots of fun, pretty intense detail on the door handle. Lots of Light Red and Cerulean Blue in this one. ... Watercolour on Arches 300gsm Rough Winsor and Newton Pigments.
14.01.2022 Marbles A small exercise to see if I can still paint glass. Also to further test Baohong paper and see how resilient it is to this type of painting. #davincipaints #davincibrushes #baohongpaper #baohongwatercolorpaper #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolourpainting #watercolour #toowoomba
12.01.2022 First painting for 2020 and first painting in 9 months. Looking forward to much more painting this year. Port Lincoln, South Australia. #archespaper #davinvipaints
12.01.2022 Harbour at La Speza in Italy. Latest painting. Arches 300gsm NOT pressed. DaVinci Watercolour pigments. ... First painting in a while as have been in a bit of a creative drought. Family and work commitments pushing in on creative time. Hopefully able to clear my head and space soon and belt out some more paintings.
07.01.2022 "An Afternoon on the Grand Canal" #Arches 300 gsm rough. #davinciwatercolor pigment #Winsorandnewton Brushes and #rosemaryandco brushes. Finished this painting today. Many layers of pigment, with the final touches (seagulls) being added in Chinese white (W&N)
07.01.2022 Positano. 100% Transparent watercolours. Arches 300gsm rough paper. DaVinci pigments.
07.01.2022 "The Milk Bar", Commercial Road Prahan, Victoria. I saw this little cafe when on the tram in Melbourne in January, jumped off the tram at the next stop and walked back to get some photos of it as I thought it would make a great painting. Really love the interaction of the cerulean blue and light red in this painting. ... Just finished this painting this morning. Arches 300gsm paper, DaVinci and Winsor and Newton pigments.
04.01.2022 Rio del Bareteri, Venice. My first painting for quite a while, finally finished this over the weekend. Have had a bit of "artists block" so pleased with this one. 100% transparent watercolour on Arches 300gsm paper. Da Vinci pigments.
02.01.2022 Just finished a workshop with John Orlando Birt in Melbourne has been a great few days refreshing my painting skills. #archespapers #davincipigments
