Colourful brush cleaning from my September daily drawings (gouache this month)

My garden residency was on tour last week as I de-camped to Norfolk for the week. A new garden with lots of different plants and flowers to draw. So lovely to have a change of scene, and a long overdue chance to get reacquainted with the sea...

I dyed some cotton lawn with buddleia flowers last summer, but I was keen to see how the colour would turn out across a wider range of materials this year. It was worth the wait... some lovely vibrant yellows and strong greys. The two yellow yarns and woollen blanket swatches show the difference between a cold and hot dye bath. More than a hint of bumblebee about this colour palette... 🐝

Cleaning my brushes after my daily drawings (gouache this month) I’ve been building up vibrant stripes of colour - an appropriate colour palette for a gloriously sunny week in Norfolk. I’m hoping to use these painted swatches as collage material for next month’s daily drawings.