Fearless Friday, Mary’s Poppies
My friend Mary’s husband is a photographer She recently shared a photo of poppies that he captured on her blog Awakening Wonders Isn’t this beautiful? My first thought was, “I have to paint that!” I started with a pencil sketch, drawing the focal flower first then tucking the others behind it and adding the stems … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, White Flowers
. After living at the beach for 4 1/2 months, I was excited to return to the “city” and my studio space for the month of August . . I did fall in love with watercolor during the past few months and wondered if I would feel rusty painting on larger surfaces with acrylic… . … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Pink & White Anemone
Happy July and Happy World Watercolor Month! Let’s paint a pretty pink and white Anemone today My inspiration photos come from Unsplash, Pixabay or Google search I started with a light pencil sketch to define the location of the petals, stems and buds I filled in … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Watercolor Chrysanthemums
I did this painting for the Doodlewash June challenge the prompt was “chrysanthemums” My inspiration photo is by Jerry Wang on Unsplash here I loved the blurred background and the crisp edges of the one bloom in focus I did the background first by laying down … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, May Day Basket
Happy May! Let’s paint a May Day Basket today This painting was done from a Southern Living photo I usually print a photo to use when painting but I just used my laptop this time and set it next to my easel The first step … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Watercolor sketch
A couple of weeks ago we talked about the Importance of Drawing, and how drawing regularly helps improve all creative activities. Drawing for fun not purpose, just for the enjoyment… I think it’s important to do the same with paint, have fun and experiment with your medium without pressure of … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, “Lidy’s Flowers”
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
Fearless Friday, May Bouquet
I really enjoyed my Mother’s Day bouquet I decided to try to capture it with watercolors One of my favorite ways to study a photo for painting is to use the Waterlogue app It does the painting for you! You can print this out or take it to a professional … Continue reading
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