Rabbits have always been a favourite subject for me, the fleeting, nervous nature, their gentleness … my first pet.
I have been struggling a lot with my art recently, feeling I have some element of promise but a lot of the time, not knowing how to execute anything I have envisioned. Lack of talent, lack of inspiration? It turned out to be lack of guidance.
I have a range of watercolour books and tutorials which I have leaned on over the years, I was stabbing around in the dark and on the whole only making a mess. But I found an abstract art book by Kate Rebecca Leach and it totally smacked the fun back into painting for me.
Creative Abstract Watercolor is highly recommended if you’re struggling like I was, this book is full of very basic step-by-step tutorials on how to build a simple painting and dream up lots of embellishments to make it special. It’s a light, joyous read with gorgeous abstract illustrations, bold and proud in their simplicity.
These silly spring bunnies was the first painting I made inspired by the book and they’re to me, a lot more fun and interesting than anything I’ve made in a good while and actually feels creative and not a copy.
