As you know, I’ve been taking a lettering course from Becca @The Happy Ever Crafter. Now that I feel comfortable with forming letters I thought it was time to try a cohesive piece. Obviously there’d be lettering. But what else to put with it? I’d been thinking about flowers for the past month or so….
Lettering
Hahnemühle Hand Lettering Paper & Zebra Brush Pens
I’ve been taking a free course that teaches me the basics of hand lettering. It’s called SHOW ME YOUR DRILLS and is taught by Becca of The Happy Ever Crafter. Did I mention it’s free?? Yep, a whole month of practicing the parts of letters, drills, to get you ready to learn actual lettering. That’s…
It’s My Birthday Week!
I didn’t think I’d make it to this birthday. Last year, awaiting cancer treatment, I was so unsure if the upcoming 2018 Christmas would be my last. Now I get to stay around and make art for the next fifty years! This is gonna be a strange and wonderful week as I try to let…
Hyper-Realism With A Splash!
I realized today that I forgot to share this hyper-realistic piece with you all. This painting was done as an entry into Hahnemühle’s calendar contest, subject: RED. I wasn’t sure when I started this one if I could actually achieve it. Anytime I attempted hyper-realism it was with a colored pencil. Pencils that are sharp…
Learning Hand Lettering
I decided a few years ago that I wanted to play with a little hand lettering. To be honest, I’ve always had a fascination with calligraphy and hand lettering. I’m a lefty, I’ve had hit and miss handwriting all my life. Sometimes it looks spectacular, other times it totally sucks and is unreadable! I wanted…
Review: Zig Zag Book by Hahnemühle
The Zig Zag book is Hahnemühle’s latest offering in their vast repertoire of paper products. See all the papers and sketchbooks I use here with places to purchase all of them. If you’d like to purchase your own, I’d love it if you’d use my Amazon Affiliate link HERE. The Specs: 300 gsm/140 lb. watercolor…
Have You Entered My Giveaway Yet?
Making Holiday cards are ridiculously fun. Much of my time is spent making serious art. I love it. But sometimes just playing around is very freeing. I get a little creative, a little playful, a little cheeky. It’s like taking a big breath of fresh air. I invite you to try it. Here’s a list…
Trading Art
My friends and I trade art sometimes. This is a great way to not only have inspiring art on your wall but also feel the love of friends in your home. All it costs you is a little postage and an afternoon of painting! I have traded several times. This last time it was a…
Make Your Own Valentines
Hi Everyone. Yep, I’m back. Before I show you how to make your own cool Valentines for the ones you love, let me give you a little update on me. I am completely free of cancer. Holy heck, Batman. I’m not gonna die of this. I had surgery late last year that completely removed the…
I’m A Zebra Pen Artist Ambassador!
The other day I was talking about some of the techniques I use to save paintings that otherwise would hit the bin. The Artichoke below would have been one of those duds without liberal use of Brilliant Opera Rose. I used buckets of it, lol. The purples just weren’t popping and to get that deep,…