Fearless Friday, Painting with Shapes

Posted by the Painted Apron on July 31, 2020 · 23 Comments 

  I am always preaching to break down subjects into simple shapes when drawing   Seeing Double     The cocktail above and the flower below were first drawn by shape, then colored with marker   Dedicated Drawing     I decided to try the same drawing by shape technique with watercolor, not sketching first … Continue reading →

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Fearless Friday, “In Full Bloom”

Posted by the Painted Apron on February 21, 2020 · 40 Comments 

  Recently one of my good friends, also an artist, sent me this photo from a Martha Stewart DIY       It’s a painted canvas with faux flowers added to make it 3 dimensional “You should do this!” she suggested… I couldn’t wait to get started!!         I looked at a … Continue reading →

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Fearless Friday on Thursday, Pink Flower Therapy!

Posted by the Painted Apron on January 31, 2019 · 31 Comments 

  Welcome to Fearless Friday on Thursday this week, tomorrow I will be participating in a special edition of the Tales of the Traveling Tote Adventures, sharing photos of where in the world we have taken a favorite piece of MacKenzie-Childs tableware It is going to be a lot of fun!       I … Continue reading →

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Fearless Friday, “Lidy’s Flowers”

Posted by the Painted Apron on July 27, 2018 · 27 Comments 

  Day 27, World Watercolor Month!!         I almost managed to do one watercolor each day this month, 😅 some very small and simple and others more complicated         When I’m working on a large and detailed painting I set up my easel with the model photo on the … Continue reading →

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