Fearless Friday, Blue Ribbon
I often copy other artist’s work when I am inspired by their style The oil painting below by Karen Appleton is part of a series of packages she’s painted I just love her bold and fearless style and the way she dramatizes the shadows with color I used it for a model and painted it … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Red Wine
Here we are, half way through World Watercolor Month! I am ashamed to tell you that I have missed 4 out of the first 15 days 😵 BUT that’s what’s great about this challenge, join in when you can, no pressure! Beach “time” I did take some time one day to find inspiration photos to … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Home Sweet Home
When I saw this photo, my pen and paint brush started itching… Doesn’t it look like a storybook cottage, such a cozy and welcoming home? {Pinterest source} I started by drawing the complicated roof line Then I sketched in the other parts of the house Then I inked over the pencil You can download a … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Holiday Candle
Happy December! Let’s light a holiday candle to celebrate this special time of the year! I painted this with watercolor but the tutorial will work with colored pencils, markers, or a combination of mediums also I started with a pencil sketch then inked over the pencil and erased You can print this here and color … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Autumn Acorns
I haven’t painted with watercolor in months, it was fun to get them out and play! I am participating in the Doodlewash November Challenge The prompt for one day was “Acorn” I found an image on Pixabay for inspiration This is a fun fast and loose technique I started by painting an abstract leaf shape … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Mailbox
I’ve been traveling this week and haven’t had time to paint so today I’m sharing the steps for a mailbox I did for World Watercolor Month The prompt was “Home” I used this photo from Pixabay I started with a pencil sketch Then I went over it with ink and began to paint I used … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, “Jewel”
Today we’re going to paint a “jewel” the final prompt for World Watercolor Month July 2021 The most important lesson you can learn is that when you are drawing or painting, break down your subject into shapes, pick a start point and interpret the subject shape by shape This makes a complicated subject much less … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Raspberry Ripple Sundae
Let’s cool off with some ice cream today… A big Raspberry Ripple Sundae! The prompt for this entry for World Watercolor Month was “ripple” The inspiration photo I used is by Sue Lynn Cotton I lightly sketched the glass dish first to make sure I got the proportions right Then I added the ice cream, … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Lipstick
I’m participating in the Doodlewash July World Watercolor Month art challenge, a watercolor painting a day for the whole month Doodlewash provides a list of prompts to get inspiration from or you can draw or paint whatever you like! For yesterday’s prompt, “Reflection” I painted a gold case lipstick from a photo I found on … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Pink Blooms
We’re going to paint a vase of flowers today with watercolor This is the photo I used as my subject I chose it because I liked the color and texture variations and the play of lights and darks in the stems and water When I do a sketch for a watercolor, it is very light … Continue reading
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