Hiya all. Happy Halloween! Gosh it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. I apologize for that, I’ve been dealing with IBS for the last 2-3 months. It seems to finally be abating and I’m so glad. I’ve eaten chicken & rice soup and gluten free toast day in and day out for, it seems, EVER….
watercolor painting
Painting Ball Jars On Harmony
I’m really Sorry that I’ve been absent for a couple of weeks. I fit painting ball jars on Harmony paper in between all my new exploration in paint. I’ve been busy starting a course on abstract painting! Yes, it’s totally fun. The course, called “Find Your Joy”, is with Louise Fletcher and lasts 10 weeks….
Sunflowers on Harmony Rough
This Easter I really wanted to make art for my aunt Mic. I had been procrastinating for over a year on painting her some sunflowers. They’re her favorite floral, she has several posters framed in her home. I admit, I’ve been reticent because I wasn’t sure I could pull it off successfully. So, I got…
A Murder Of Crows
Ok, I only painted one crow but I just wanted to say it. I love that a gaggle of crows is called a MURDER of crows. So freaking cool. It makes me want to be a crow. I’ve even seen t-shirts and hoodies done with a tongue-in-cheek graphic. I want one! This hoodie makes me…
Meet The Warthogs!
Ohh, these were such fun to paint. I used my Schmincke palette to paint them. Yes, the warthogs were a little intricate to paint, layer upon layer, getting the shadows below the warts to show up. But they were ridiculously fun and who wouldn’t love to introduce a couple of warthogs?? How I painted those…
Spring Whisperer
I can’t help it. I love painting daffodils in spring. It’s a curse. It’s funny though, a few years ago I remember seeing my friend Serena’s sketchbook. She had drawn a daffodil that I fell in love with. I was stunned at how dimensional it looked. I tried back then and couldn’t draw one. Now…
Strathmore Toned Paper & Schmincke Palette
Strathmore Toned Mixed Media is a great toned paper that actually takes watercolor! It comes in both Grey and Tan paper and now in BLUE, how cool! I just heard about this new addition to their toned mixed media paper. The three colors come in many sizes, orientations and in both pads and sketchbooks. Stillman &…
Leda Sketchbook & Da Vinci Trio
I did a little painting in my Leda Sketchbook using my newest Da Vinci “Garden” Trio. This trio makes some awesome oranges and greens so I was inspired to paint this hibiscus. You can read all about my newest Trio here.(Enter the GIVEAWAY here!) I’m surprised every single time I use watercolor in this sketchbook. It…
Leonardo & Deconstructed Olive Oil
I’ve already said (Here and Here) that I love Hahnemühle’s Cézanne watercolor paper, either hot or cold pressed. While Cézanne is their 140lb/300gsm Leonardo is the 300lb/600gsm version of Cézanne! These olives are done on the hot pressed watercolor paper. I’m hoping to also try the cold pressed soon. So far, so good. I’m still…
Review: Cézanne Watercolor Paper by Hahnemühle
This is some awesome watercolor paper! I have worked on Arches ever since I started using watercolors but then Hahnemühle sent me a block of their Cézanne watercolor paper. The paper is hot pressed, 140lb/300gsm watercolor paper and I’m absolutely HOOKED. This is such a beautiful paper to work on. The paper is mould-made of 100%…