Fearless Friday, Scarecrows & Pumpkins
Let’s have some Fall fun and paint a scarecrow today It’s easier than you think! Start with a head, arms and legs Use several small strokes for the arms and legs using white mixed with a touch of yellow and orange Next add a swash of green for the shirt Now add a dome for … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Abstract Acrylic Flowers
Flowers are my favorite thing to paint When I paint them in acrylic, I like to paint them in an abstract fashion I like to paint them large and loose, often with circular strokes in several shades of color Red Roses You can see how simple flowers can be on this Painted Pitcher Whimsy is … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Painting Glass
I am fascinated with glass and reflections~ I love to study paintings of glass and see the magic that happens when light hits it, like in this glass painting by Kate Birch The lemon painting below is by Ans Debije, one of my favorite artists She gets so much impact from just a few well … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Design Tips
The secret to building a design, or recreating an image that you like, with your own pen or paintbrush, is simple If you look carefully at the design above you can see that it’s just a combination of simple shapes and colors, repeated in a particular order to form a pleasing pattern It was a … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Sweet Peppers
We had fajitas for dinner the other night and I couldn’t resist snapping a photo of the sweet peppers we were going to use, they were so pretty, I wanted to paint them! I made a collage with this photo and pepper paintings from Pinterest to use for reference I started with the red pepper, … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Watercolor Radishes
I love to paint radishes, there’s just something about them that fascinates me I’ve painted them in pastel I’ve painted them in acrylic and I’ve painted them in watercolor Today we’re going to paint them with watercolor again, using a more fast and loose method I used photos from Pixabay and Unsplash for reference Start … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Blue Bloom
Sometimes less is more In art, you can get a dramatic effect by leaving part of the subject left to the imagination This hydrangena bloom in a glass vase began with a very light pencil sketch A few lines with an aqua marker Some darks Green lines indicating the stem Beginning the bloom with blue … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Beach Bag
I’ve been relaxing at the beach this week with my family, so being in a coastal mood, when I saw this cute Straw Bag Illustration on Pinterest I wanted to paint it Wednesday I planned to paint with watercolor outside on the porch but Mother Nature had other plans and it rained So I decided … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Fearless Food Favorites
Flowers are my favorite thing to paint I think my second favorite thing to paint is food Last week we painted a slice of Cherry Pie which prompted me to look back at other paintings I’ve done of food~ Today I’ve rounded up my food painting favorites Click on the highlighted title to go to … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Cherry Pie
Hungry? Oh good, let’s have a piece of cherry pie! And it’s no calories too~ Let’s dive in… This photo from Pixabay is what I used for a model Pixabay is a great place to find free photos of things you want to draw/paint I drew an outline of the pie crust to get the … Continue reading
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