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…
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My First Oil Pastel Painting
Yowza. This is my first oil pastel painting. Literally the first time I picked a stick of color up and used it. I’m pretty darn happy with it. I have a lot to learn though. It was incredibly fun moving the creamy pastels around! And BACKGROUNDS! Yay, I can do backgrounds without worrying. Watercolor backgrounds…
Pears: “The Barbershop Quartet”
I have been playing with my Schmincke palette colors for the last month. When I agreed to a trade of art with my friend Sandra Strait of Life Imitates Doodles, I knew just what I wanted to paint her. Pears. Ya, I heard that, like “what’s new, Jenn”. Hehehe, I do love painting pears. Their…
Van Gogh Watercolors
Doodlewash had a giveaway that I won in the World Watercolor Month celebration. My Van Gogh watercolor palette arrived a few days ago and I wanted to put the paint through it’s paces to see how it performs in relation to my normal Daniel Smith watercolors. The palette is plastic and has a removable mixing…
Loving Pears
Sketching & drawing is such blissful fun! I’ve just started doing sketches sometimes as opposed to painting all the time, and I’m so happy with my new found sketching skills! I know, I can hear you all… HOW could you NOT know that you could do this??!? I used to sketch when I was younger…