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