Fearless Friday, Lucky Sheep for St. Patrick’s Day
☘️ Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️ Today, in honor of Irish things, we are going to draw a lucky sheep! This is a simple little doodle drawing You can do this for a journal page, on a St. Patrick’s Day card, or on a gift bag I used a couple of photos from Pixabay, a … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Shamrocks
I am all about March this week, and today I want to show you how to draw/paint shamrocks so you can make some St. Patrick’s Day crafts A shamrock is just 3 or 4 heart shapes put together on a stem To paint a shamrock, or a 3 or 4 leaf clover, you just need … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, FloraBunny
I’m traveling today so I am going to re-share one of my favorite paintings to put you in a happy Spring frame of mind- This painting was inspired by some watercolors I saw recently by Sillier than Sally Her style is loose, whimsical and colorful, and her paintings are magic When I saw this bunny, … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Teacup Rose
Today I’m going to share a Teacup Rose painting using colored pencils and watercolor This is the inspiration photo I used The flowers are the focal point and the teacup sort of fades into the background First a pencil sketch starting with the large rose then I drew in the smaller flowers Then the teacup … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Ice Cream Sundae
Rainy dreary weather put me in the mood for a sunny ice cream sundae! And this one has zero calories 😊 The is the inspiration photo I used source I made a detailed pencil drawing with all the shape patterns of the ice cream, the dish, umbrella, strawberry, syrup and glass reflections Then I started … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Heart Flowers
I have been drawn to a whimsical Zentangle style art lately, and wanted to try it I used the photos below from Pinterest for inspiration Here we go! This is sort of a combination of intentional doodling and Zentangle, which is drawing a series of patterns You can use a template if you like I … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Watercolor Bird on a Branch
A recent prompt for the January 2023 Doodlewash art challenge was “branches” I often go to Pixabay for free photos to paint and when I searched for branches on their site this photo of a bird caught my eye Birds are a little out of my comfort zone so I began with a pencil sketch … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Snow Drops with Colored Pencil
I did very little art over the holidays, and am going to do the January Doodlewash art challenge to try to get back in the grove I won’t do every day, which is what I love about this art challenge, you can do it whenever you can and if you don’t like the prompt, you … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Nutcracker
When time is limited and I want to get a quick art session in, I like to use pens and markers I keep them handy on a tiered tray by my favorite spot Today we are going to draw and color a nutcracker, just like we did with the Festive Snowman last week, and this … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Jolly Festive Snowman with Markers
Let’s draw and color a snowman today! I love snow people, they always look so jolly and festive with their scarves, hats and mittens Last year we painted Simple Snowmen Today let’s draw and color one with markers My inspiration is from my snowmen plates Start with a simple pencil sketch Then ink over it … Continue reading