Getting There

Just for a bit of fun, here’s a look at some of my artwork - how I got started, what things looked like as I was getting through it and what it looked like in the end.

The Shed

A small dull-green shed with a metal roof and a door with a window, situated on a paved patio area with a brick step, surrounded by a wooden fence and greenery.

Standard, green and grotty garden shed!

The same small dull-green shed, situated on a brick patio, being prepared for painting.

Thoroughly cleaned, wire brushed and primed.

White shed with black wire outline flowers design on the door and sides, lock on the door, on a brick path, with trees and yellow container in the background under a clear sky.

Undercoated, gridded-out and ready to go!

The end result of what was a dull-green shed, now with a mural of white flowers and green leaves on a blue background painted on its exterior.

Voila! (kind of chuffed about this one!!!)

A dog licking its lips - first layer of painting, all grey.

Dogs

Basic background

A dog licking its lips - second layer of painting, grey fur and pink tongue.

Sketching and base colours

Close-up of a dog's nose and snout, with the dog licking its nose, painted in a realistic style. The background is gray, and the artist's signature 'Kelly 23' is visible in the bottom right corner.

Highlights and detail added - voila!

Cats

Orange tabby cat - first layer of painting.

Basic background

Orange tabby cat - second layer of painting, resting on a soft furnishing.

Sketching and base colours

Orange tabby cat - third layer of painting, resting on a soft furnishing.

A few more dark colours, then build a bit more

Painting of an orange tabby cat lying on a surface with its paws over the edge, gazing forward.

(Not quite, but she looks a little bit like Dixie …)

Flying Things

Young child and ducks reflected on water - first layer of paint with soft pastel colors, including pink, yellow, orange, green, and purple.

Basic background

Young child and ducks reflected on water - second layer of paint with soft pastel colors, including pink, yellow, orange, green, and purple.

Basic colours - need more highlights now …

A person in a yellow raincoat and hat standing by water with three white ducks, two on their right and one near their left, all reflected in the water.

A few more darks, then some light colours, then build a bit more

Coffee-table top painted with white and pink magnolia flowers with green leaves on a pink background - taped and sanded ready for painting.

The Coffee Table

Edges taped off, table sanded

Coffee-table top painted with white and pink magnolia flowers with green leaves on a pink background - undercoated and ready for painting.

Undercoated

Coffee-table top painted with white and pink magnolia flowers with green leaves on a pink background - a few layers of paint.

A few more highlights to go but nearly there …

Coffee-table top painted with white and pink magnolia flowers with green leaves on a pink background - final painting.

Voila!

Quite a few Pebbles

Painted rock resembling three cartoon ducks in yellow, red, and green, with large eyes and beaks.
Decorative stone looking like it has a hole in it, with droplets of water and a red ladybug painted in the centre.
Decorative rock painted with a cartoon face with spiky hair, large blue eyes and a nose hanging over a hole in the rock with an ant in front of his nose.
Decorative rock painted with a dragonfly. The dragonfly has purple and pink wings with white borders, and a green and black striped body.
Decorative rock painted with a blue butterfly.
Decorative rock painted with a ladybug sitting on a green leaf with a water droplet alongside.
Decorative rock painted with a monarch butterfly, orange and black with white decorative wings.
Decorative rock painted with a ladybug sitting on an autumnal leave and water droplets alongside.
Decorative rocks painted with white daisies, black and orange details.
Decorative rock painted with a mouse's face with large ears, black eyes, white whiskers and a pink nose.
Decorative rock painted with a daisy and a ladybug on its yellow centre, alongside a droplet of water.
Decorative rock painted with a cartoon face with spiky hair, large blue eyes and a nose hanging over a hole in the rock with an ant in front of his nose.
Decorative rock painted with an autumnal leaf and a droplet of water.
Decorative rock painted with a green gecko.
Decorative stone with pink heart at the center and black swirly patterns, placed on a wooden surface.