Sheep's Sorrel in the Hedgerow
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This is Sheep's Sorrel found on the side of the road on the Isle of Lewis. I like to paint the wild flowers in the country, in my imagination, while my boyfriend drives the car. I was inspired by Alison Board's DVD painting cowslip and daisies in a contemporary style. I painted the sorrel with masking fluid bitty and dotty, then, when it was dry, painted the background in watercolour. I drew in little scribbly marks around the masking fluid with a sepia pen. When it was dry, I rubbed off the masking fluid and finished with acrylic paint to scumble the sorrel in burnt sienna, cadmium red and orange.
About the Artist
Debbie Cullis
In 1991, I completed a degree to teach Primary School children, a BEd Hons, majoring in Art. I worked as an Occupational Therapist carrying out craft activities with young adults of learning disabilities. I kept up my painting with compiling illustrations for friends on two occasions. In between I…
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