NEW - Sea Fan in Ruby

Before I show you my latest paintings, just a reminder - if you'd like to be in the running for an original painting of your choice, make sure you enter my giveaway. But hurry - it closes midnight on Wednesday, 10th November, so hop to it! The winner will be announced on Friday, so good luck everyone :)

Ok, I've just finished a commission for a lovely client and thought I'd share them with you before I post them away to their new home. The brief was for custom-designed Sea Fan paintings in a rich red, and this is the result:

 'Sea Fan in Ruby II'

'Sea Fan in Ruby'

I've also been working on something very exciting, and although I can't share the details just yet, if all goes to plan I'll be giving you the scoop very soon. Fingers crossed!

Enjoy your day everyone,

Sea fan watercolours

I've been planning on doing some watercolours of sea fans for some time now, and yesterday I managed to finish two. I've always loved artwork featuring pressed seaweed specimens and coral, and with these paintings I've tried to capture the look and feel of vintage botanicals, collected and framed.

 slightly skewed photo, but you get the idea

I'm thinking I might add these to my new range of artwork, and here's a preview of some other colour options I'm considering:

charcoal

red

aqua

green

So, what do you think? How about the colours - maybe you have some other suggestions? I'd love to know your thoughts. You guys are always so helpful, so any comments would be gratefully received!

Now that I've started these, I have lots of other ideas - just not enough hours in the day. I'm sure I'm not alone there!