Joy McDonald

These are watercolour and collage studies for a series of small paintings. The paintings will incorporate my sketches of Brisbane buildings, etc. The conceptual basis is to achieve a 'sense of place' and will investigate Brisbane's identity as a changing urban environment.

How cute are these naughty kookas?

The diptych so far. Maybe the drive wheels canvas should be rotated? Maybe it's finished? Not sure - not much time left - 2 days maybe.

Today's studies for abstract mechanical object. Mixed media drawings - soft drill + small colour studies.

Some early studies for large abstract diptych.

I haven't been doing much painting lately but I have been out and about taking photos and doing some sketching in my local area. These drawings are image transfers from my photos. I love the textures achieved from this process. The image is transferred to the paper and then I draw into the image with charcoal, ink, watercolour and acrylic paints. Woolstores, Teneriffe Mariners Reach Lovely architecture by the river