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Let's paint some strawberries today The inspiration photo is on the left and the same photo with the Waterlogue Illustration effect right no sketch first, I wanted to work fast and loose light shapes from back to front, leaving the highlight areas white a few more…
I've been traveling this week and haven't had time to paint so today I'm sharing the steps for a mailbox I did for World Watercolor Month The prompt was "Home" I used this photo from Pixabay I started with a pencil sketch Then I went over it with ink and began to paint I used…
To be really fearless today, I'm going to share this hot mess watercolor iris This is kind of a "Glamour Don't" post, as in don't be caught dead looking like that kind of stuff... Or "bless your heart, you tried...." Yikes I just jumped right in, and here's the problem, I am…
Let's paint some flowers today Pink Poinsettias are my favorite holiday flower They are full of so many beautiful colors and tones Not to stress you out but did you know there are only 58 days until Christmas???? As I filled in the shapes with color I…
I have been drawn to a whimsical Zentangle style art lately, and wanted to try it I used the photos below from Pinterest for inspiration Here we go! This is sort of a combination of intentional doodling and Zentangle, which is drawing a series of patterns You can use a template if you like I…
I'm playing with gouache today, a medium that I am not very familiar with It has a lot of flexibility it can be thinned with water and used like watercolor or it can be applied more thickly like acrylic The Red Apples done with gouache show watery wash shadows and highlights while other parts of…
Certain subjects fascinate me and for some reason I have a thing for carrots Maybe it's their bright color, funny shape or multiple textures... They just make me smile This painted carrot tutorial, demonstrates how easy they are to paint Today I thought it would be…
A great way to learn painting is by copying others The watercolor on the left is from Fluidcolors. I love the way the artist faded the receeding poppies into the shadowy background, and I copied the artist's style and composition {right} Copying is a great way to experiment and try out new…
Here we are at the end of February and I have a bad case of Spring Fever! Are you seeing any signs of Spring in your neighborhood? I've been spotting daffodils, forsythia and budding trees With daffodils on my mind I went to Pixabay for a photo inspiration Photo source Bright yellow and blue bring…
I recently discovered a watercolor artist who's style is really eye-popping Krzysztof Kowalski I just had to see if I could do something similar... I started with a pencil sketch Beginning with the top flower and working down, drawing shape by shape Instead of painting the flowers, I started with the background, painting different shades…
My friend Mary's husband is a photographer She recently shared a photo of poppies that he captured on her blog Awakening Wonders Isn't this beautiful? My first thought was, "I have to paint that!" I started with a pencil sketch, drawing the focal flower first then tucking the others behind it and adding the stems…
Here's a fun way to approach a subject, break it down into simple shapes Try layering your marker colors to create a new color …
I love pansies but we don't plant them any more because the pesky squirrels always dig them up They are so pretty, so let's paint one today I used this photo from Pixabay as a model I like to begin with a simple pencil sketch to establish the shapes of the subject Once I get…
Today we're going to paint some colorful abstract flowers This is something I encourage anyone to try, it is simply dabbing paint onto a canvas in simple shapes to create a fantasy garden of abstract happy flowers Colorful paintings by Julie Marriott were my inspiration She masterfully combines series of strokes and shapes in beautiful…
Let's be fearless today and play with watercolor Lots of fun things happen when you let the paint drip, run, and splatter... step 1: light wash for each flower step 2: add stems step 3: a red rose swoosh step 4: an orange swoosh and some dots…
A lot of people are doing monthly challenges of one sort of the other, and there are lots of fun artsy challenges you can join or do, on instagram, on line, etc. Since I'm usually 5 minutes late to everything, 😳 I didn't start this on the first of the month as most…
I love to paint radishes, there's just something about them that fascinates me I've painted them in pastel I've painted them in acrylic and I've painted them in watercolor Today we're going to paint them with watercolor again, using a more fast and loose method I used photos from Pixabay and Unsplash for reference Start…
I adore tulips, my favorite thing about them is how they continue to grow after cutting and they love to move around in the vase, changing direction according to the light I love to draw and paint them too... "Reflections, Tulips on the Window Sill" 22" x 28" acrylic on canvas "Tulips" 9" x 12"…
