Lofty Lair!

 

 This "Lofty Lair," is from Karen Campbell's book "Happy Hooses" and it is her 5th book in the Whimsical Watercolor and How to Draw Series.   

I drew that building on Fabriano 140 lb. hot press paper and outlined the house with a Molotow Blackliner.  I painted the house with Jane Davenport and Winsor Newton watercolors. In addition, I used a Prismacolor pencil to darken some areas and a Gelly Roll Pen for white highlights. I read and followed Karen's tutorial in the book, but used different paint sets than what she used. I love how mine came out!

I've learned so much by working on these wonderful house tutorials!

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/11/265-sheepski-designs.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-94.html 

Dino Dragon

  This "Dino Dragon," is from a drawing/painting tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School.

 I  watched Karen's drawing instructions and using my Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil I drew my dragon by eye free hand drawing referring to the reference photo. I like to challenge my drawing skills and see how close I can make my drawing to the original, on my own.

I painted this cutie using a Jane Davenport watercolor set, on my 5x7" New York Central Art Supply watercolor block. I used a Molotow Blackliner for details and a few outlines. I used a Blackwing pencil and a paper stump for shading and Copic white opaque for highlights throughout the character.

He was fun to work on! 

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/11/challenge-836.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-311.html 

Shroomy Shelter

 

 

I can't stop working on the houses in Karen Campbell's new book "Happy Hooses," from the "Whimsical Watercolor and How to Draw Series." This "Shroomy Shelter," or Mushroom House was a challenge, but I'm so happy with how it came out. There are 13 lessons in Karen's book. I'm looking forward to more.

 I drew this house onto my Fabriano 140 lb. hot press paper and outlined the house with a Molotow Blackliner.  I painted the house using Jane Davenport Watercolors. I used some white Holbein Artist's Gouache for the large dots on the top of the large mushroom and a Gelly Roll pen for the tiny dots. In addition, I used a Prismacolor pencil to darken some areas. I used a damp sea sponge for the dense vegetation. I read and followed Karen's tutorial in the book, but substituted other paint sets.  

I'll be doing more of these! I love how the dark shadows work in this piece!

Challenges:

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-835.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/classic-design-challenge-10-2025-octnov.html 

Wobbly Cobbly House in Watercolor 2

 

You may have seen my first version of Karen Campbell's Wobbly Cobbly House from her online tutorial. Now that her book "Happy Hooses," has arrived, I been busy following her tutorials in the book.

I drew the house on Fabriano 140 lb. hot press watercolor paper and outlined it with Molotow Blackliner. I used three paint sets: Winsor Newton, Jane Davenport and Prima paints. I also used a Prismacolor Pencil to darken some areas and a white gell pen for highlights.

I loved working on all these whimsical abodes and want to do more!

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

 https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-835.html

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-311.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/11/november-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

Moonlit Witch

 This "Moonlit Witch," is from a video tutorial by Karen Campbell and Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School.  

I used a compass to draw the circle for the moon on an Arches 140 lb. cold press block. I followed Karen's drawing lesson of the witch using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil. The moon is painted using a Jane Davenport watercolor set. The hair, hat and the face of the witch was painted in Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus watercolors. The gold dots on the witch were done with Fine Tec Pearlescent Colours. I was happy to finally take out and use both the Hydrus and Fine Tec watercolors. It's been awhile since I used those two paint sets.

Happy Halloween!!

Challenges: 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-835.html

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween.html

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/10/264-polkadoodles.html

Haunted Hutch

 

I'm back working on the houses in Karen Campbell's new book "Happy Hooses," from the "Whimsical Watercolor and How to Draw Series." This "Haunted Hutch," was a challenge, but it worked out fine. This is the last of the 13 lessons in Karen's book, but I chose not to wait till I was on it. I wanted to be ready for Halloween!

 I drew this house onto my Fabriano 140 lb. hot press paper and outlined the house with Molotow Blackliners.  I painted the house using Winsor Newton watercolors. In addition, I used a Prismacolor pencil to darken some areas. I used a Blackwing pencil and blender stump for the shadows. I read and followed Karen's tutorial in the book, but substituted other paint sets.  

I so enjoy doing these!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-835.html 

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/10/264-polkadoodles.html 

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2025/10/halloween.html 

 

Whimsical Seascape Mixed Media

 

This mixed media seascape is from a tutorial by Jeannette Vivo. It was relaxing and it inspired me to make the piece my own with a few changes. I drew this with my Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil in my Canson watercolor book. I painted this charming seascape using Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors. The details and outlines were done with  Posca and Micron Pens.

I really love how this piece came out. The highlight in the water with the sailboats is my favorite part!

Challenges: 

 https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/10/october-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/10/challenge-835.html

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/10/264-polkadoodles.html