Happy October!
I’ve been having fun painting Fall and Halloween themes
“Off to the County Fair,” watercolor and ink
” The Witch’s House,” ink, marker and colored pencil
“Harvest,” ink, colored pencil
Earlier this week I enjoyed creating a cornucopia of Fall’s bounty
This was inspired by this beautiful MacKenzie-Childs pillow
I changed a few things, adding sunflowers, a gourd and autumn leaves
I began by sketching the cornucopia first
and adding the elements from the pillow I did want to include
I inked in these elements, refining the sketched shapes
I added sunflowers and the pattern for the checked pumpkin
I decided to add another gourd next to the sunflowers
and finished the composition by adding a couple of leaves
Crosshatching* conveys the basket texture
*intersecting sets of parallel lines
I used a pen to fill in the checks on the pumpkin,
purposely leaving a little white showing
and began to paint the cornucopia and gourd with watercolor
I always keep a color chart handy for quick reference
and a piece of paper to test colors as I paint
I finished the grapes and added a shadow under the basket
Once it was finished I gave it a final splatter of color
“Fall Bounty” 7″ x 10″ watercolor and ink on mixed media paper
I use mixed media sketch books for my daily art
and my favorite size is 7″ x 10″ for small drawings or paintings
and 11′ x14″ for larger creations
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Many other sizes are available also
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I added this design to my Society 6 Shop,
thinking the Coasters or Serving Tray
would make a great Thanksgiving host or hostess gift,
and wouldn’t it be fun to arrive at the celebration
with a Tote Bag full of goodies!
I hope your day is filled with sunflowers,
pumpkins and the bounty of the season!
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity Over the Moon
Between Naps on the Porch, Celebrate Your Story,
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creative Crafts
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Creative Cumpulsions