Macaw in watercolor

I finally have time to work on my macaw painting.

I have started to define the feathers, but I take care not to be to detailed, as I do want a loose watercolor.

I also add a shot of my palet-plate. It works perfectly. Much better to work with than my usual small watercolor-mixing palets!

Macaw in watercolor

An update of my macaw painting.
I have painted layers of warmer reds and yellows.

I had hoped to be able to announce a winner of my win-a-print competition,
but I had no answers.

Macaw in watercolor

Here is an update of the macaw. Right now it has a beautiful pink color - very - flamingo-like! However, I'll soon paint with more redorange ..

I have not completed the backgrond, but will wait untill more of the foreground are finished.

Macaw in watercolor

I finally started a new project, after I finished my latest drawing.

Jeg want to experiment with watercolors, and find the macaw so lovely colorful, that it became my motif.

I really like the combination of crisp graphitestrokes and the watercolor, even the graphite can be hard to see, when you're not close up. I want a loose painting, not too detailed and precise. And watercolors are great for that. It is also interesting with a mix of soft and sharp edges with the colors.

I love the transparency watercolors can give. Look at the leaf in the close-up shot.

I bought a couple of large plates to mix on, as I've started buying watercolors in tubes rather than pans, and I want to be able to make larger puddles with the colors.

Here are shots of the plate, my brush, a pic of the composition and a close-up as far as I am now.

Danish website

Finally I can introduce my website in danish, and hope my danish readers will appreciate that :)

A Zoo kunst

Gentle giants - irish wolfhounds

I have now finished my "Gentle drawings".
I wanted to show this gentle, giant breed in surroundings represent its long history back in time.


I have enjoyed drawing different textures, each giving me a challenge.


From the beginning I wrote, my intention was to make a series of purebreed dogs in a scenery, and I still want to. But so far, I have other plans, and as this is the most timeconsuming graphite drawing I've done so far, I might scale down new drawings.

I hope you enjoy it.

Gentle giants - irish wolfhounds

Yet another update. I hope to be finished or at least very near completion this weekend!
sorry the pic is quite pale!

Gentle giants - irish wolfhounds

I finally have an update from my irish wolfhound drawing. As you can see, I decided to draw gravel for the ground.

Drawing table

Hurrah, I've got my workarea extended with a new drawing table. It will be great that I don't have to move everything forth and back, when working on more than one piece.

It is not because I am good at working on several artworks, even it happens. It is more in the situations when an assignment, a competition/show occurs or I wanna try something new. Then I can go straight ahead.

Especially when painting, there are a lot to clean up and move around.

As you can see, the table is just arrived - still empty. But that will not last long...

New webgallery

I have created a new webgallery - very userfriendly albums at jalbum

Gentle giants - irish wolfhounds

After a very long break, I am back with my drawing of the irish wolfhounds. Not much added yet, but hopefully I can soon post more.

New danish blog of illustrations

Although my new blog are in danish, I'll leave a link here, as the images can be understood in any language I believe :)

It is a place for my illustrative art, black/white or colors. Cute, funny and whimsical characters, computerdrawn or by freehand. Take a look; Tegneriet