Fearless Friday, Daisies & Watermelon with Gouache
We are painting with gouache today, a medium that shares qualities with watercolor and acrylic Gouache can be thinned with water and applied like watercolor or it can be painted directly on paper remaining opaque In the Cardinal painting below, everything is done with watercolor except the snow, which was put on the branch with … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Zinnia Garden
I’m playing with gouache today, a medium that I am not very familiar with It has a lot of flexibility it can be thinned with water and used like watercolor or it can be applied more thickly like acrylic The Red Apples done with gouache show watery wash shadows and highlights while other parts of … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Still Life in Gouache
I am experimenting with Gouache painting Gouache is an opaque watercolor medium It thins with water to make a wash like watercolor, or can be applied directly When applied with just a little water it is not transparent, similar to acrylic I used this is inexpensive set For our painting today, I chose this still … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Caprese Grilled Cheese
Do you ever draw or paint food? I think it’s a lot of fun… The cooking theme on the Painted Apron this month is Grilled Cheese Sandwiches so let’s draw and paint one! My inspiration photo was this grilled caprese sandwich with avocado~ doesn’t it make you want to take a bite? 😋 I started … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Red Apples
With my thoughts turning to September and Fall, apples came to mind… Let’s paint some! Start with a pencil sketch to establish their shapes and position I started by painting the highlight areas near the stem with yellow green and ochre Then shades of pale orange and red Then more highlight areas surrounded by shades … Continue reading
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