Fearless Friday, Flowers on a Chippy Chair
Do you ever see a photo and think, “I’ve got to paint that!” I started with a light sketch of the main flower with colored pencil Using that as a guide, light color washes were added to determine the shapes and locations of the other … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Fun with Watermelon
We are going to paint today, but first I want to share where my watermelon inspiration came from… The Traveling Tote gals decided to have a voluntary gift swap, and our fearless founder, Patti, paired us up We were directed to send something representative of our home state … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Painting with Watercolor Brush Pens
When I first got this set of watercolor brush pens I must admit, I was a little disappointed With a little practice I learned how to use them, and now I’m crazy about them Here’s how they look before blending, intense color but dry A regular brush and water will … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Leaves of Change
We don’t have the first autumn leaf on the Alabama Gulf Coast, our leaves are of the palm variety… Why not paint some! I started with painting an area with clear water and adding color, known as the wet into wet technique This is the fun side of watercolor, … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Sunflowers & Simple Strokes
Today’s Fearless Friday combines sunny sunflowers and easy painted pieces in a tablescape for a Summer Tablescape Hop hosted by Katherine of Katherine’s Corner Even though we are all starting to think about fall, summer’s not over yet so here we go! Be sure to visit all the great summer tables by clicking on the … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Pam’s Hydrangeas
My painting inspiration today came from Pam at Everyday Living, a long time blogging friend and a fellow Alabamian Pam and her “Renaissance Man” have the most incredible garden which she often posts about. I am always drooling over her gorgeous blooms and I hope she doesn’t mind that I borrowed a photo … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Watercolor & ink
The hardest part of painting for me is editing what I see Food fascinates me not only because I love to cook, but because of all the magical colors and textures Painting every single detail is not my thing, I’m just not that patient…my style is more impressionistic than realistic … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Peach Pie
Okay, since it’s been all about peaches this week on the Painted Apron, you probably saw this coming… A peach painting~ Peaches are fascinating to me because if you look closely you can see many different colors in their skins This Waterlogue version of the original photo really emphasizes the … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Firecrackers!
Here’s a fun design that anyone can do, easy peasy! Start with a color sketch of what you want to paint, either your own sketch or an inspiration photo I used $2 white rustic chargers from Hobby Lobby and glossy acrylic craft paint in red, white, blue, black, yellow and orange … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Breaking Waves
I posted a tutorial about this painting 2 years ago, long before Fearless Friday was born I have had a very busy end of May, and sadly haven’t touched my paint brushes or pens, but I hope to make up for it in the next few weeks I hope you don’t mind the … Continue reading
