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, 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, Autumn Leaves
Are you in full Fall mode yet? I spotted real pumpkins at the market the other day, and leaves are starting to cover my driveway… I love to paint autumn leaves with watercolor like Leaves of Change above Let’s see what we can create with markers and colored pencils The photo collage below is what … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Tulips in Colored Pencil
Today we’re going to relax with colored pencils and recreate this tulip art I saw on Pinterest I was unable to source the artist but I just loved the flow of the flowers, the artist really captured the way tulips move and change Just like the Pink Gladiolas we drew and painted a few weeks … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Flowering Cactus in Colored Pencil
A good set of colored pencils is a great addition to your studio or stash They are great to use with markers and watercolor, or just by themselves for the delight of coloring Cactus fascinates me and when I saw this painting by Dyana E. Hesson I had to paint/draw/color … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Sunflower Scarecrow
How do you feel about colored pencils? When I first started drawing, I loved to use colored pencils and markers They are still favorite mediums, You have great control, and many options to achieve different effects It was so hot at the beach last week, I couldn’t even paint on the porch 😅 so … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Seeing Double
How about a cocktail? Looking at a photo of a Manhattan Cocktail by Cheryl Oz, I was fascinated by all the colors and shapes I saw, and decided to recreate this drink by using a combination of different colored shapes I started with a very light … Continue reading
Fearless Friday on Thursday, Colored Pencils
Fearless Friday is early this week because tomorrow my fellow Tales of the Traveling Tote group & I will be sharing our Spring travels. We are also having a giveaway, it’s a Mackenzie-Childs hand painted globe vase so be sure to stop by for that! Since I’ve done hydrangeas in acrylic and water color, I … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, When Life Gives You Lemons
I love to flip through books and magazines a take a quick photo with my phone of something that catches my eye, like this refreshing lemon-lime cooler source I love to draw and sketch with pen and colored pencils, it’s not messy, so you can do it anywhere Don’t over think, try … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Jester
It’s all about Mardi Gras here this week, local parades this weekend thru Fat Tuesday Even CC caught the Mardi Gras bug and did an abstract watercolor in purple, green and gold…obviously inspired by the colors she saw all around her I’ve had so much fun crocheting lately and I … Continue reading
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