Fearless Friday, Gearing Up for Inktober
Daily art challenges are a great way to get in the habit of daily drawing or painting It’s fun, and challenges are a great way to improve your skills, stretch your boundries and learn new things You can share your art on social media and be inspired by what other artists are doing I am … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Watercolor Locomotive
Happy July and Happy World Watercolor Month! I am joining Charlie from Doodlewash for the July challenge of doing a painting a day for the month of July to raise awareness and funds for art students all over the world The fun of this challenge is interpreting the prompts, I often try to reinterpret the … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Lipstick
I’m participating in the Doodlewash July World Watercolor Month art challenge, a watercolor painting a day for the whole month Doodlewash provides a list of prompts to get inspiration from or you can draw or paint whatever you like! For yesterday’s prompt, “Reflection” I painted a gold case lipstick from a photo I found on … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Night Owl
I am totally in an “all things October” mood This colorful Night Owl was inspired by colorful owl images I often turn to Pinterest for art inspiration and was inspired by these real and fantasy owls So I combined things I liked for my own interpretation of a colorful October owl I started with a … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Oyster Shell
I have been experimenting with the watercolor “wet in wet” technique also known as “wet on wet” or “charging” The circled areas on the practice sheet in the photo above highlight examples of a color dropped into a wet wash, Â in some cases producing a “bloom” and areas of soft … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Art Challenges
I participated in the January art challenge sponsored by Doodlewash Art challenges are a wonderful way to push yourself, try new things, experiment, tap into your creativity… “Marbles” 5″ x 4″ watercolor and ink on mixed media paper And best of all, you might just surprise yourself!! “Lava Lamp” 6″ … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Fishing Frosty
I haven’t made much time for art lately, and I heard myself telling one of my artist buddies that I was going to get back into it in January with a daily challenge… And then I thought, no, I’m going to start now!! Doodlewash has subject prompts … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Scribble Art
This is a super fun thing to try, and even if you don’t think you can draw, try this! It’s called “Scribble Art” and is basically just a bunch of controlled scribbling! I used this gorgeous Red Apple by Jane Palmer for my model … Continue reading