Fearless Friday, Cherry Lemonade
It’s time for a cool drink, how about a refreshing Cherry Lemonade? Below is my inspiration photo, the painting is by Lori Ellis and was painted with oil A few strokes to place the lemons Then the glass Water is suggested with pale aqua shadows and lines The straw is refracted at the water line … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Saving a Watercolor with Gouache
Watercolor is my favorite medium to paint with on summer days I was drawn to this photo of a rose with a dark background I loved how the darks made the flower pop Normally I would paint this in acrylic but I decided to try it in watercolor I started with the lightest rose petals … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Iris with ink and watercolor pencils
Today we are going to draw and color, and then turn the drawing into a watercolor painting! I have this Botanica book that I often get inspiration from It is full of detailed ink drawings of flowers and plants It is actually an adult coloring book A book like this can really help you improve … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, French Shoppe urban sketching
Let’s take a trip to Paris today for a little urban sketching Urban sketching is the act of drawing what you see around you, houses, buildings, cityscapes typically done in a fast, loose manner with ink and then brought to life with watercolor Unfortunately I was not on the streets of Paris when I drew … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Pink Gladiolas
I recently discovered a watercolor artist who’s style is really eye-popping Krzysztof Kowalski I just had to see if I could do something similar… I started with a pencil sketch Beginning with the top flower and working down, drawing shape by shape Instead of painting the flowers, I started with the background, painting different shades … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Abstract Watercolor Landscape
I have been experimenting with different styles and techniques lately, inspired by other artists, and this watercolor landscape caught my eye I found it on Pinterest but I was unable to source it Shapes and color tell the story here and I did a quick watercolor sketch rendition I started with the lightest areas, and … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Favorite Watercolor Techniques
To say goodbye to 2021, let’s take a look back at different watercolor techniques Just click on the highlighted painting titles to go to that tutorial I feel like you really have to be fearless when painting with watercolor Tropical Breeze was painted without a sketch, and is a series of abstract shapes and bright … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Blue & Green Bottles
Bottles have fascinated me lately I couldn’t resist painting these beautiful blue and green bottles… This was my inspiration photo source I simplified it down to just the center blue bottle and the 2 green bottles I started with a light pencil … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Portable Studio & Watercolor Bouquet
Are you ready to paint today? I can be ready in a snap with my portable art cart It sleeps on the porch tucked back by the window where it doesn’t even get wet if we have a summer shower It can be rolled into place in a jiffy My … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Double Bacon Cheeseburger
Everybody says “American as Apple Pie,” but I say, “What’s more American than a Bacon Double Cheeseburger?” I was hungry while I was flipping through magazines the other day I ran across an article on burgers in the June Food Network magazine So irresistible, but no smoke was coming from … Continue reading
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