Secret Garden

Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 Posted in artist, Australian, creeper, floral, flower, flowers, garden, handmade, landscape, leaf, leaves, ocean, painting, tree, trees, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, bird of paradise plant, city walk, cityscape, design, escape from the city, flower, flowers, garden, harbour, hndmde, ocean, original, park, rainyday, Secret garden, strelitzia, urbanLeave a comment

I was on holiday in Sydney Australia when I discovered a beautiful garden planted on the edge of the harbour.

‘ Hot House ‘. watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Posted in art, artist, Australian, branches, creeper, garden, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, summer, tree, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, colourful, garden, handmade, hothouseplant, leaf, leaves, original, painting, Tropical, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Lush tropical leaves

Pansies 1 By Rosie Kerr ‘19

Posted on February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Posted in art, floral, flower, handmade, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, design, flower, garden, handmade, original, painting, pansies, pansy, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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Rural Scene Barraba NSW

Posted on January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Posted in Australian, countryside, landscape, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, Australia, Barraba, countryside, original, painting, rural scenery, trees, watercolor, watercolour paintingLeave a comment

Watercolour painting . Australian countryside by Rosie Kerr 2017

Happy New Year to you all

Posted on January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Posted in art, floral, flower, flowers, garden, handmade, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, bouquet, colourful, floral, flowers, garden, handmade, original, watercolor painting, watercolour paintingLeave a comment

A small Happy New Year bouquet watercolour painting.

Merry Christmas Tree

Posted on January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Posted in artist, christmas, christmas tree, handmade, painting, tree, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, celebration, Christmas, Christmas tree, handmade, Merry Christmas, painting, watercolor painting, watercolour paintingLeave a comment

IMG_6204 (2) Merry Christmas to everyone! Hope you had a wonderful time with good things to eat and good company.

Leaf Collages

Posted on August 25, 2017 Posted in Collage, garden, handmade, Japanese paper, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, collage, design, garden, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

Collages of watercolour and Japanese paper.

Valentines Day Card by Rosie Kerr Byron Bay

Posted on January 23, 2017January 28, 2017 Posted in card, Collage, floral, flower, flowers, handmade, Japanese paper, painting, valentine, washi, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, collage, flowers, handmade, heart, love, painting, valentine, valentineheart, Valentinesday, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Valentines Day Card watercolour and Japanese Paper

In The Garden 4. Watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Posted on September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Posted in art, painting, watercolourTagged art, artist, garden, handmade, leaf, leaves, negative space, painter, Rosie Kerr, trees, visual art, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

Vineyard. Watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Posted on September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 Posted in countryside, flowers, fruit, garden, handmade, landscape, painting, rural, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, farm, farmhouse, flower, flowers, fruit, garden, handmade, landscape, painting, rural, trees, vine, vineyard, visual art, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpainting, wineryLeave a comment

A small family winery.

Black Eyed Susan Vine.

Posted on June 6, 2016 Posted in floral, flower, garden, handmade, leaf, painting, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, blackeyedsusan, floweringvine, handmade, leaves, Orange, painting, rosiekerr, thunbergia, visual art, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

Watercolour painting of a black eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia) by Rosie Kerr. After a weekend of flooding rain, the sun came out. This inspired me to paint these beautiul flowers. They seem to be popular in very old domestic gardens. My great aunt had one that completely covered their backyard shed.

House in a Country Town

Posted on April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 Posted in art, garden, handmade, painting, rural, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, Australia, Countrytown, frenchultramarine, handmade, home, House, painting, rural, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Posted on April 1, 2016May 17, 2016 Posted in art, artist, Australian, countryroad, countryside, landscape, painting, rural, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, Australia, country road, countryside, farm, farmhouse, handmade, landscape, painter, painting, rural, tree, trees, visual art, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Bamboo Watercolour Painting

Posted on March 27, 2016April 5, 2016 Posted in Bamboo, garden, leaf, leaves, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, Bamboo, green, handmade, leaf, leaves, Negativespace, painter, painting, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Every morning I take a walk around my district and check out the local gardens. We live in an area where bamboo grows to enormous heights. I found a small frond poking through a fence so decided to make it the subject of a painting.

Vase of Art Nouveau Roses

Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 Posted in art, Byron Bay, flower, flowers, garden, handmade, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artnouveau, artnouveauroses, Byron Bay, flower, flowers, handmade, painting, rose, roses, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

A friend bought me a bunch of roses from the Byron Bay Farmers’ market

In the Garden 4

Posted on February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 Posted in art, handmade, leaf, leaves, painter, tree, trees, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, trees, vine, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

I’ve been experimenting with negative space painting. This is my final In the Garden painting.

Passionfruit Leaves. Watercolour and Gold Leaf

Posted on February 21, 2016February 25, 2016 Posted in art, creeper, fruit, garden, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, blue, frenchultramarine, goldleaf, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, passionfruit, tree, trees, ultramarine, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingLeave a comment

My neighbour’s passionfruit vine tumbles over our fence. Today I decided to paint the leaves of this pretty plant.

Watercolour Painting of Leaves

Posted on February 20, 2016 Posted in art, garden, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, summer, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, trees, visual art, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

Walking Home 2

Posted on February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 Posted in art, artist, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, garden, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

Found this leaf on my way home.

“Walking Home” watercolour painting

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 Posted in art, artist, creeper, painting, vine, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, creeper, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, vine, visual art, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

I found this creeper meandering up a wall as I was walking home from town.

Summer Tree 3 watercolour

Posted on February 15, 2016 Posted in art, artist, branches, floral, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, garden, leaf, leaves, painting, summer, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

In the Garden.

Posted on February 13, 2016February 13, 2016 Posted in art, branches, countryside, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, handmade, leaf, leaves, painter, painting, tree, trees, visual art, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

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

Posted on February 7, 2016February 12, 2016 Posted in art, artist, Australian, branches, countryside, handmade, leaf, leaves, painting, rural, summer, tree, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, branch, branches, green, handmade, landscape, leaf, leaves, painter, painting, summer, tree, trees, visual art, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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.

Summer Holiday Town. Watercolour painting.

Posted on January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 Posted in artist, handmade, landscape, ocean, painting, river, rural, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, bay, beach, Byron Bay, handmade, holiday, holiday house, landscape, painter, painting, river, rural, rural community, vacation, village, visual art, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Summer Holiday Town. Continuing my summer theme. This isolated coastal town offers a break from busy routines.

Apples. Watercolour Painting by Rosie Kerr

Posted on January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 Posted in apple, art, artist, fruit, handmade, painting, trees, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged apple, apples, appletree, art, artist, Australia, fruit, handmade, painting, Rosie Kerr, Tasmania, Tasmanianapple, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Spiral Gift Tag

Posted on January 23, 2016 Posted in art, card, handmade, painter, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, gifttag, painting, spiral, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Watercolour gift tag

Holiday Town watercolour painting

Posted on January 21, 2016January 22, 2016 Posted in art, artist, beach, landscape, ocean, river, rural, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, bay, beach, holiday, holidayhouse, shack, summer, vacation, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpaintingLeave a comment

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

Posted on January 20, 2016 Posted in art, artist, ocean, painter, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, bay, boat, handmade, landscape, mountain, ocean, painting, river, Rosie Kerr, rural, sail, sailboat, sailing, summer, voyage, watercolor, watercolour, yacht1 Comment

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

Posted on January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 Posted in art, artist, card, painting, valentine, washi, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, card, handmade, heart, love, painting, passion, Pink, red, relationship, valentineheart, Valentinesday, Washi, washipaper, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Valentine #4

Lemons watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Posted on January 2, 2016January 2, 2016 Posted in art, artist, citrus, fruit, lemon, lemons, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, Australia, citrus, fruit, lemon, lemonpainting, lemons, painting, rosiekerr, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Corella Pear watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Posted on January 2, 2016January 2, 2016 Posted in art, artist, Australian, fruit, painter, painting, pear, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, corella, corellapear, fruit, painter, pear, rosiekerr, watercolor, watercolour, watercolourpainting1 Comment

Corella Pear original watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Corella pear used as subject for painting

Watercolour Painting – Cross Section of a Corella Pear.

Posted on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, fruit, painter, painting, pear, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, corella pear, cross section, fruit, painter, painting, pear, Rosie Kerr, rotting fruit, visual art, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Watercolour painting of cross section of a corella pear.

I cut a pear in half and left it in the open air for a few days to develop beautiful tones and details, then painted it. This is the original subject of the painting.

My Handmade Christmas Tree Card

Posted on November 11, 2015December 21, 2015 Posted in card, christmas, christmas tree, handmade, painting, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, card, Christmas, Christmas Card, Christmas tree, festive season, handmade, Japanese paper, painting, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

I have just finished making my first Christmas card for 2015. Only 20 to go. This design is a watercolour painting with Japanese washi paper collage.

Christmas Tree Card Watercolour and Japanese Paper

Showcase Watercolour Paintings

Posted on October 23, 2015September 14, 2016 Posted in art, artist, Australian, painting, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australian, painting, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Bunch of Flowers. Watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Bamboo Card watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Leaf watercolour painting featuring gold leaf

Bunch of Pink Flowers watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

Bamboo card featuring gold watercolour painting by Rosie Kerr

img_2511-1 — Snowy Mountain Watercolour Painting

French Ultramarine Autumn Leaves Watercolour Painting

Old Miner’s Cottage Watercolour Painting

French Ultramarine Crab Apples Watercolour Painting

Summer Tree

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Night sky watercolour gift tag

Night Sky

Country Town Streetscape Watercolour Painting

‘Cafe Flowers’ from Photo to Watercolour Painting

Posted on October 22, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, floral, flower, flowers, painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolour paintingTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, cafe, floral, floral arrangement, flower, flower vase, flowers, painting, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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.

'Cafe Flowers' watercolour painting. — ‘Cafe Flowers’ watercolour painting.

flower photo — “Cafe Flowers” photograph

Frost Over Barraba Watercolour Workshop with Erik Dekkers

Posted on October 15, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, countryside, landscape, painting, rural, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, Barraba, countryside, Erik Dekkers, landscape, painting, rural, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Posted on October 13, 2015October 13, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Collage, Japanese paper, painter, painting, wash, washi, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, collage, Japanese paper, painter, painting, pattern, visual art, Washi, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Posted on October 10, 2015October 10, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, painter, painting, river, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, blue, bubble, estuary, green, painting, pattern, river, river under water, submerged, underwater, watercolor, weedLeave a comment

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 Washes with Gold Leaf

Posted on October 6, 2015 Posted in watercolourLeave a comment

One of the most enjoyable, relaxing and insprirational activity with watercolour is an experiment with washes. The magic as the colours you have selected take on a life of their own and move and fuse is exciting. The pigment only goes where you direct it with water and angling the paper. If you are stuck for something to paint, this is a great starting point. Gold leaf also adds drama to your work.

Juicy Fruit Wash - watercolour and gold leaf — Juicy Fruit Wash – watercolour and gold leaf

Luscious - watercolour wash with gold leaf — Luscious – watercolour wash with gold leaf

Green #1 watercolour wash with gold leaf

Watercolour Painting Lighthouse Byron Bay

Posted on October 5, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, Byron Bay, landscape, lighthouse, ocean, painter, painting, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, bay, beach, Byron Bay, landscape, lighthouse, Northern Rivers, NSW, painter, painting, Rosie Kerr, visual art, watercolor, watercolour3 Comments

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

Posted on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, beach, ocean, painting, sunrise, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, bay, beach, Byron Bay, ocean, painting, sunrise, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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 Painting Tallows Beach Sunrise #2

Watercolour Painting Tallows Beach Sunrise #1

Watercolour Paintings of Fruit and Vegetables

Posted on October 2, 2015January 1, 2016 Posted in art, artist, Australian, fruit, painter, painting, vegetable, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, choko, fig, fruit, painting, pear, vegetable, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Posted on October 1, 2015October 2, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, painting, river, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, cottage, farm, farmhouse, Murwillumbah, Northern Rivers, river, studio, trees, Tweed River, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

This is a photo taken from the balcony of the Tweed River Gallery Murwillumbah NSW and my watercolour painting based on this scene.

Country Roads – from Photo to Watercolour ( Watercolor ) Painting

Posted on October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Posted in watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, Australian, country road, countryside, landscape, painting, rural, scenery, tree, trees, Victoria, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

We spend each April camping in rural Victoria. I have used photography to capture the beautiful scenery we pass through on out travels, then use the photos as inspiration for watercolour paintings. I love the contrasts you see in the countryside at different times of year and in different regions.

Hand Painted Valentine Heart Cards – Watercolour and Japanese Paper

Posted on September 30, 2015October 1, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, painter, painting, valentine, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australia, heart, love, painter, painting, Rosie Kerr, valentine, valentineheart, Valentinesday, visual art, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Posted on September 28, 2015October 1, 2015 Posted in art, artist, Australian, countryside, landscape, painter, painting, rural, Tenterfield, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australian, autumn, country road, countryside, landscape, leaves, rural, Tenterfield, trees, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Posted on September 27, 2015September 27, 2015 Posted in art, painting, peacock, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, ink, marbling, painting, peacock, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

Peacock

I was experimenting with marbling when a peacock tail started to appear.

Painting Mount Warning

Posted on September 26, 2015September 27, 2015 Posted in art, Australian, landscape, painter, painting, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, Australian, Byron Bay, landscape, Mount, mountain, MountWarning, painting, rural, Warning, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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

Posted on September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 Posted in art, landscape, painting, Snow, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, landscape, masking fluid, night, painting, snow, watercolor, watercolour, winterLeave a comment

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

Posted on September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 Posted in art, painter, painting, seaweed, watercolor, watercolourTagged art, artist, beach, Byron Bay, seaweed, watercolor, watercolourLeave a comment

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.