This one was a lot of work but I sure learned about mixing greens to get a varied number of colors. As I’ve said before, colored pencil on toned paper is so much fun! This is a hyper-realistic piece done on Cappuccino toned tan paper but that doesn’t mean I copied the green leaves exactly….
Watercolor Pencil Art
Cappuccino Book: What A Little Color Can Do
When Hahnemühle came out with the Grey Book I wondered if they’d eventually make a tan version. Well, that’s the Cappuccino. I thought I couldn’t love toned paper more but I was wrong. I also thought grey toned paper was my favorite, wrong again. Who knew? Maybe it’s because of the name. You all know…
For Neesie: Daffodils in Bloom
I have a friend who’s all the way over in Aberdeenshire Scotland. Her name is Denise Allen but I call her Neesie. We’ve been friends for a good number of years although we’ve never met. I’d love to see her one day and give her a big hug. She’s awesome. She has her own chickens…
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,…
Hyper-Realism & The Fork
I was working in my Greybook by Hahnemühle (Canadian shoppers try Jackson’s). I love this paper and find it endlessly fun to capture objects using my Faber-Castell watercolor pencils. When I want to create something hyper-realistic, this is my place to come. I love working out every shadow and highlight. It makes my mind work…
Leda Sketchbook Review
I was so thrilled when Leda Art Supply(Website) asked me if I’d like to review their sketchbooks (US, CAN). They then asked me to be a brand ambassador. Yes please. (Stay tuned, at the end of this post there’s info on a coupon code and a GIVEAWAY!) I’ve been running my new sketchbook through it’s…
Crayola + Cézanne: The Power Of Creativity
In my Cézanne Watercolor paper review I showed you my unfinished Crayola crayon drawing. I thought you might want to see how it turned out. I’d have to say, my second favorite paper to use pencil crayon on is my Cézanne hot pressed Hahnemühle paper. For watercolor, it’s my number one. I have recently tried the cold…
An Apple A Day…
As I’ve said many times, I LOVE MY Hahnemühle GREY BOOK!! The paper in this toned sketchbook is just awesome. No, you can’t paint in Greybook as it’s not made for watercolor but holy cow, the hand of this paper is wonderful. You get eighty pages of 120gsm grey toned paper bound into a beautiful…
Vampire-Free Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook Review
So in the last couple weeks I’ve put the Hahnemühle Nostalgie sketchbook through it’s paces. I’ve used pencil crayons (Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils), pen & ink (Zebra Brush Pen, Pentel Brush Pen, AD Markers & Tombow Dual Brush Pens) and watercolors (Da Vinci). I even tried liquifying my watercolor pencils and used a blender…
Put A Bow On It In Nostalgie
Hiya. Currently, in bits and bobs, I’m working in my Nostalgie Sketchbook by Hahnemuhle. The one I have is the A4 landscape, I love that size. I haven’t been around as much as usual for a couple of good reasons. I’m working on two big projects that I can’t talk about but are so exciting,…