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Bouquet of Roses. Watercolour Painting 2019
Based on a traditional Japanese Yuzen Chiyogami design.
Pansies 1 By Rosie Kerr ‘19
Happy New Year to you all
A small Happy New Year bouquet watercolour painting.
Art Nouveau Design watercolour painting
from original art nouveau tile design
In The Garden 4. Watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr
House in a Country Town
I am on a month’s camping trip around rural NSW Australia. I have one paint brush and a tube of French ultramarine watercolour.
Country Road#1 watercolour painting
Vase of Art Nouveau Roses
A friend bought me a bunch of roses from the Byron Bay Farmers’ market
In the Garden 4
I’ve been experimenting with negative space painting. This is my final In the Garden painting.
Passionfruit Leaves. Watercolour and Gold Leaf
My neighbour’s passionfruit vine tumbles over our fence. Today I decided to paint the leaves of this pretty plant.
Watercolour Painting of Leaves
Walking Home 2
Found this leaf on my way home.
“Walking Home” watercolour painting
I found this creeper meandering up a wall as I was walking home from town.
Summer Tree 3 watercolour
In the Garden.
In the Garden is a watercolour painting with the subject of a small branch I found as I was weeding the garden . I was ready to throw it onto the compost heap but then noticed how pretty the leaves were and decided to paint it instead.
Summer Tree 1 and 2 watercolour painting
It is nearing the end of summer here. I have recently noticed some trees are changing from green to touches of yellow as Autumn approaches.
Apples. Watercolour Painting by Rosie Kerr
I saw and old apple tree in a workshop yard in Tasmania and had to paint it. I have to admit that I have eaten a few apples from this tree.
Photo of which this painting was the subject
Mosaic Garden Art
This is a tile I made a few years ago from recycled crockery from South Hobart Tip Shop
Mermaids
Photoshop course I did a few years ago – where I combined a photo I took at the Sydney aquarium with a photo of two steel and copper mermaid sculptures by my partner Bruce Pringle. I think this is a cute little combination.
Mosaic Jar
I made this mosaic jar from recycled crockery found at South Hobart Tip Shop Tasmania.
Spiral Gift Tag
Watercolour gift tag
Holiday Town watercolour painting
There is nothing better than crossing the bridge to a quiet little coastal holiday town with an enticing row of beach shacks. You can smell the fish and chips and feel the sand between your toes.
This painting continues my summer holiday theme.
Summer Sailing watercolour painting
We are having such beautiful summer weather, I thought I would paint something with the feel of a carefree summer holiday.
Valentine’s Day Cards
Valentine #4
Lemons watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr
Corella Pear watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr
Watercolour Painting – Cross Section of a Corella Pear.
Another Snowy Night Card -watercolour
My Morning at Hammer and Hand Byron Bay
This morning I dropped by the workshop at “Hammer and Hand’ Byron Bay and found sculptor, Bruce Pringle, making angels and thylacines (Tasmanian tigers). I am a member of this artists’ collective and exhibit my paintings here.
Showcase Watercolour Paintings
Summer Tree
Night sky watercolour gift tag
Night Sky
‘Cafe Flowers’ from Photo to Watercolour Painting
I recently had coffee in a local cafe and loved the little vase of fresh flowers on my table. I photographed the arrangement and then used the subject for a watercolour painting.
Frost Over Barraba Watercolour Workshop with Erik Dekkers
I was lucky to be able to participate in a workshop in June with Erik Dekkers, a gifted teacher and talented artist. Here are some of the paintings I completed during the day.
Collage Watercolour Washes and Japanese Paper
After 10 years selling beautiful Japanese Yuzen Chiyogami paper, I became a watercolour painter. Here are some collage works which combine them.
Watercolour Paintings “Down by the River” by Rosie Kerr Byron Bay
These are my entries for the annual local postcard size art exhibition. They depict what goes on beneath the surface of a river with, weed, slime and bubbles. I love painting with blues, greens and yellows.
Watercolour Painting Lighthouse Byron Bay
An early morning walk to the Byron Bay lighthouse is a great way to start the day. The sunrises are spectacular and you can often see sharks, sea turtles, whales, dolphins and stingrays in the water. Sea eagles and ospreys are just two of the bird species that can be seen on your walk plus if you are very quiet, you will probably see a wallaby or two nibbling grass beside the track.
Here is my watercolour painting of Byron Bay lighthouse – purchased by a honeymooning English couple who were married in a lighthouse and who collect pictures of lighthouses.
Photograph to Watercolour Painting – Sunrise Byron Bay
I often get up early and walk along our closest beach Tallows Beach. Here is a sunrise photo I took one morning and the two paintings I completed using the photo as inspiration.
Watercolour Paintings of Fruit and Vegetables
I love cooking and often as I am preparing a meal or snack for friends and family, I look at the fruit and vegetables I am about to use and decide to paint them instead.
Tweed River from Photo to Watercolour Painting
This is a photo taken from the balcony of the Tweed River Gallery Murwillumbah NSW and my watercolour painting based on this scene.
Hand Painted Valentine Heart Cards – Watercolour and Japanese Paper
Here are four cards I designed for Valentine’s Day this year. They feature hearts painted in crimson, scarlet and red watercolour and Japanese yuzen chiyogami paper.
Autumn Road photo to watercolour painting
We often drive through the town of Tenterfield in the New England ranges and Glenlyon in Victoria. The autumn trees it both areas are beautiful. The entrance to both towns is through archways of brilliant trees. In this post, I have featured two photos which were the inspiration for the two paintings Autumn Road #1 (which uses the wet on wet watercolour technique) and Autumn Road #2 (which features wet on dry technique).
Photo Autumn Road Tenterfield – used as inspriation for the two paintings.
Cyril the Peacock – marbled ink with watercolour
I was experimenting with marbling when a peacock tail started to appear.
Painting Mount Warning
Mount Warning is a beautiful mountain near to where I live. I love to photograph and paint it at different times of day and to use different techniques to show a variety of moods of the mountain.
“Snowy Evening” watercolour gift card – masking fluid technique
I painted this little watercolour and made it into a gift card. I have enjoyed some snowy winter evenings when I lived in Hobart Tasmania and Armidale NSW. I also spent one memorable winter travelling in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, Snow always makes the landscape so quiet and magical.
I used masking fluid on arches paper to create the snow flakes and then painted the sky over the top. It is always dramatic to peel back the dried masking fluid and see the effect of this technique.
2 Watercolour Paintings Sea Lettuce #1 and #2. Cling Wrap Technique
I live near the ocean in Byron Bay and love to explore rock pools at low tide. One of my favourite seaweeds is sea lettuce. It is so beautifully green and feels beautiful to touch. I have used cling wrap on a damp pale green watercolour wash to create the effect of sea lettuce.
Watercolour Painting 2015 Rosie Kerr
Watercolour Painting 2014 Rosie Kerr Byron Bay Nsw
