Fearless Friday, Rosy Rooster
I saw some fun Botanical Rooster art by Michele Norman on Pinterest and just had to trying painting my own I liked this one too, but can’t source the artist No sketch today, I wanted to paint my rooster free and loose with watercolor I started with the head Two large circles for the roses … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Halloween Fun with Paint
Now that pumpkins are starting to appear, I’ve started thinking about Halloween I rounded up some favorite art craft ideas to get you in the mood and you don’t have to be an artist to make them! This Haunted Mansion is painted to look spooky I painted it with the dry brush technique~ using a … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Autumn Apples
When you see a big bowl of shiny apples, what is your first thought? School days…fall weather…apple cider… apple pie… When I see a bowl of apples it just makes me happy, like things are right with the world… When I saw this magazine page, I decided to paint a bowl of peaceful, happy apples… … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Sunny Bouquet
Flowers are an instant mood lifter~ Let’s brighten today with a Sunny Bouquet! The inspiration for this bouquet came from a pretty stained glass window I saw on Pinterest The hard part of drawing, breaking the subject down into shapes, has already been done! I copied the shapes and their placement with a pencil sketch … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Painted Pumpkins
I’ve been thinking Fall this week My very favorite part of Fall is decorating with pumpkins I just adore pumpkins, any shape, color or kind! Today we’re going to paint pumpkins on all kinds of things, even paint pumpkins themselves! It’s fun to paint patterns on real pumpkins, I painted these Patterned Pumpkins for the … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Sunflower Pumpkin
Since I’ve been Playing with Sunflowers this week, why not draw and color them too! I have done sunflowers in many different mediums colored pencil, gouche, watercolor, pastel Today we’re going to use markers and the floral pumpkin pictured below is the inspiration photo I began with a pencil sketch Then I inked over the … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Zinnia Garden
I’m playing with gouache today, a medium that I am not very familiar with It has a lot of flexibility it can be thinned with water and used like watercolor or it can be applied more thickly like acrylic The Red Apples done with gouache show watery wash shadows and highlights while other parts of … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Summer Blooms
Flowers are a passion, and when I see a pretty arrangement like this one by my friend Pam from Everyday Living, my first thought is I want to paint that! So I did~ Let me show you the steps I printed out a collage of photos that I want to paint, including Pam’s arrangement I … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, A Day at the Beach
Even if a day at the beach isn’t in your plans this summer, you can always bring the beach to you in a painting! Today we’re going to do a quick watercolor sketch using a painting by oil painter Rene Wiley I was drawn to this painting by the bright colors and bold strokes It’s … Continue reading
Limelight Hydrangeas with Acrylic
It has been an unusually rainy week at the beach, so I haven’t been able to paint on the porch I have been watching Wimbledon and reading which I’ve really enjoyed, but sadly I’ve no new paintings to share Limelight Hydrangeas are one of my favorite summer flowers They are at their peak right now, … Continue reading
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