All about watercolour

My name is Nel Davis and I am always happy turning daydreams into beautiful watercolours. I am new to painting, taking up watercolour in 2022 after spending many years in the workforce and bringing up my children. I have so much to learn. Every day seems to bring a new discovery on technique and expression. OPEN POST

What’s in a name?

What’s in a name? My name is Nel Mary Davis. Nel is a shortening of Noelene, which was the name I was Christened. I never took to that name and when my mum would mistakenly call me Nel – her sister’s name – I would wish it was mine. So, you may find my history OPEN POST

So happy to be a finalist

…in the Northern Beaches Gallery (NBG) Summer Exhibition Art Prize. The exhibition will run from 4th to 30 November. I’d love it if you could pop on by to see my paintings! I love this gallery. As they say, affordable, accessible, original art. Since I love painting the beaches it’s a perfect place for my OPEN POST

Silk sand

It is the positive I aim to represent, in a world not always perfect. I desire to paint the dream, and for the viewer to see that I’m playing with light, colour and the crazy nature of watercolour. I spend a lot of time on the NSW Central Coast, and a lot of my thinking OPEN POST