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…
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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…
Introducing Da Vinci Watercolor Trios!
What happens when you give three artists nine new tubes of paint, tell them to choose three and get creative? Well, you get a very cool project. Charlie O’Shields, World Watercolor Month and Doodlewash.com creator, paired up with Da Vinci (website) to do a unique project called “3 Colors, 3 Artists”. Charlie asked me and…
Leda Sketchbook Flowers + Coupon Code
I love working in the Leda sketchbook (review). It has so many pages (160) that I never have to feel guilty about just playing. It’s wonderful to just let my artistic muse play, not think about balance or composition or perfection. I can just get the pens or pencils out and go nuts. It’s awesome….
Happy Valentine’s Day!… Err, a Little Early?
Hi all, I’ve been spending the last few days making bookmarks to sell on my Etsy shop for Valentine’s Day. I made bright, fun designs. I just love using color and the laminator makes everything even brighter. Now I have chocolate, hearts, hugs & kisses on the brain. I have to find me a boyfriend,…