Fearless Friday, Still Life with Shapes
Today’s creation was inspired by some art I saw on Pinterest The focus of these paintings is shape, portraying the still life by emphasizing shapes and using dramatic color I found a photograph I wanted to use to try this technique I uploaded it to PicMonkey, an online photo editor and played around with a … 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, Fun with Flowers
Last week we painted a simple Bird on a branch with watercolor One of my good friends and a loyal reader, Leslie Anne Tarabella was inspired by this painting and wrote a special post about it The Lovely Layered Life Leslie Anne is a talented published author, Please pop over to her blog here and … 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, Top Ten Painted Creations!
This has been nostalgia week here on the Painted Apron, looking back through the last 10 years to see what the most viewed posts were for Take-out Tuesday, Tablescapes, and today Fearless Friday Fearless Friday didn’t begin until May 2016 so I included posts with painted creations that were posted before Fearless Friday in this … Continue reading
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
I’m taking a short break to enjoy the weekend with family Today I have a round up of holiday art~ My Christmas card to you! Whether you’re celebrating a holiday or just enjoying the last weekend of December, I wish you many blessings! I’ll be back on Tuesday! ❤️ Jenna
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