Colours

Inspiration for colours to finish this small painting came from the garden this morning, gathering leaves and from my lovely Marie Claire Idées magazine November- December 2013 issue for the background.

Colour and background

After teaching the workshop on colours last week I had a burst of creative energy. I read "Brave Intuitive Painting" by Flora Bowley and I was really motivated to try new colour combinations. I decided to use some of my 8 x 8 canvases on which I had painted backgrounds a few years ago...

Old backgrounds

New backgrounds

Regarding Flora Bowley's book, the review which reflects best what is the book about (or is not about)  is by Gemma
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A213N196RVQMUS/ref=cm_pdp_rev_more?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview#R31E318KVHDPLQ

The chapter on colour is explained with simplicity which is great for beginners.
I decided to keep the book because it gave me inspirations and opened new doors for me.