Irish castles are always dramatic and this is an example (with a little bit of “artistic” licence, thrown in) executed in ink and watercolour – line and wash.
illustrtation
Animal love
Animal illustrations, Anne D'Alton's Artworks, Fabulous Art Classes & Courses in Brittany, W.France., illustrtation, Original Artwork., painting, Signed by the Artist, watercolour
I simply couldn’t resist painting this pair of truly beautiful leopards.
Cookies
Animal illustrations, Anne D'Alton's Artworks, contemporary art, Drawing and Painting Classes, illustrtation, Original Artwork., painting, portrait, watercolourWatercolour on paper, size A4, commissioned artwork – now with new and very happy, owner. The name of this little scotty dog is indeed, “Cookies”.
A Slight Change of View.
Advice, Anne D'Alton's Artworks, buildings, illustrtation, ink, ink drawing, Original Artwork., Signed by the ArtistI always enjoy drawing buildings, but, sometimes, as in this case, the main body of the castle wall, wasn’t particularly interesting, so, I took the liberty of adding two towers in the background, each with a conical roof. This gave more depth and dimension to the actual entrance and, it gave the illustration, ink on paper, more for the viewer to focus upon and to digest.
This type of “improvement” if you like, can be applied to many situations. You do NOT always have to draw exactly what is in front of you. If a view looks better without that hump of land in the middle of it, exclude it. If you feel a tree could be “moved aside” in your work, then move (or remove) it. Art is the artist’s viewpoint: it is not (unless you wish it to be) a photograph. Do not be afraid to enhance your work, if you see fit. But please, please, avoid drawing or painting, what you think a work should depict. This latter particularly applies to landscape artists who have a predeliction for illustrating all hills and mountains as enormous spiked edifices and all water (river, lake, pond, even the sea) as being flat calm……
Be flexible yet imaginative in your artwork. You are the judge of the final drawing or painting should look like. And on that last point, I appeal AGAIN, to all artists to remember to take a break and stand well back from your work, at least every 20 minutes. Otherwise you will will plough on regardless, often with quite disasterous results…….. 
Still life. Watercolour on paper.
Anne D'Alton's Artworks, contemporary art, Drawing and Painting Classes, Fruit, illustrtation, Original Artwork., painting, Signed by the Artist, Still life, watercolourThis artwork (Artist’s watercolour on rag paper) was built around the bunch of cherries, adding the deep blues of the plate and the copper browns of the jug for emphasis. Details and price available on request..
A little view of colour. Watercolour on paper.
Anne D'Alton's Artworks, contemporary art, Fabulous Art Classes & Courses in Brittany, W.France., floral artwork, illustrtation, Original Artwork., painting, Signed by the Artist, watercolourEven leaves can make a pleasing composition and a likeable artwork. Commissioned artwork. Watercolour on paper, size A4.
Line and wash illustration of a pair of hands.
Anne D'Alton's Artworks, Drawing and Painting Classes, illustrtation, ink, Original Artwork., Signed by the ArtistIllustrations can be as simple as this illustration or highly complex. This is an example artwork during a tutorial, using watercolour and ink for a quick sketch.
A Portrait of 2 Cats. Watercolour on paper.
Animal illustrations, Anne D'Alton's Artworks, contemporary art, illustrtation, Original Artwork., painting, portrait, Signed by the Artist, watercolourI am an animal lover, so work featuring animals is always a pleasure. This watercolour is now in a private collectiion.
HEAD OF ALSATION. PENCIL SKETCH.
Animal illustrations, Anne D'Alton's Artworks, contemporary art, Fabulous Art Classes & Courses in Brittany, W.France., illustrtation, Original Artwork., Pencil drawing/, Pencil illustration, portrait, Signed by the ArtistPencil artwork can be extremely effective. Details and price of this A 4 original, portrait of an Alsation, , signed artwork, are available on request.
Greeting Card. A red squirrel in falling leaves. Watercolour on paper.
Animal illustrations, Anne D'Alton's Artworks, contemporary art, Fabulous Art Classes & Courses in Brittany, W.France., illustrtation, ink drawing, Line and wash, Original Artwork., painting, Signed by the Artist, watercolourAnother animal painting, watercolour on paper, depicting a red squirrel of which we have many, seated in the garden, eating an acorn. This artwork is now in a private collection.
