Mountainside Village

 This mixed media painting was created from a tutorial by Jeannette of Vivo Vintage Designs. The piece reminds me of our family's trip to the mountains in Georgia. But, I didn't see the castle in the sky!

I drew the piece using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil and I painted it with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. It's in my Canson XL 140 lb. watercolor book. I used a Micron Pen and Sharpie Creative Markers for details. I used grey gouache for the castle!

I love working in this book and plan to add more of Jeannett's tutorials to it!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2025/03/allys-angels-92-anything-goes-theme-91.html 

Moon Goddess in Watercolor

 

I drew this Moon Goddess from a tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School. I used a Graphgear 1000 Pencil in my Canson watercolor book. She is painted in Prima  watercolor. Due to a mishap with her lovely hair, it covers her eye!

This Moon Goddess, is walking past the lunar eclipse that happened this past week.

I'm loven her! She has perfect timing!

Challenge: 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-819.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-296.html 

Celtic God on Toned Paper

 

 I watched a great a tutorial featuring this Celtic God on Toned Tan paper. The tutorial is by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School.

I drew him using a Blackwing Matte pencil in my Strathmore Toned Tan sketch book. I added shading with a paper stump. I drew white highlights and other white areas using a General's Charcoal White, a Aquarellable Pencil and a White Sharpie Creative Marker. After drawing this image I used two different size plates to draw circles around the image.

This image was fun to work on and keep adding lines and shading!

I love the finished piece!

Challenges: 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2025-febmar.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-818-cas.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

Ice Cream Cart in Gouache

 

I recently found Nianiani on Pinterest and I enjoy watching her video tutorials. Her Ice Cream Cart is so cute. I love that the tutorial is in gouache, so I had to try it.

I followed her drawing with my  Graphgear 1000 pencil in my Arteza Gouache Pad. I made a few changes to make Nianiani's design mine and I love the design in its simplicity. I used Arteza Gouache and some white Holbein Artist's Gouache to paint the cart. I brought out the detail in the design with a Micron Pen.

I enjoyed painting and love the subject matter.

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2025-febmar.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/03/morgans-artworld-challenge-86.html 

Whimsical Folk Art Landscape

 

This watercolor landscape was inspired by a tutorial by Jeannett Vivo. I drew this landscape from the tutorial with my Graphgear 100 pencil. I used several Prima paint pallets to work on this piece in my Canson Watercolor Book. I used a Micron Pen on many of the lines to bring out the design.

I made a couple of changes to her design to make it mine and really love this painting in the bright beautiful colors!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2025-febmar.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/03/morgans-artworld-challenge-86.html

Fairy on Toned Paper

I'm so happy that Karen Campbell's Awesome Art School has so many ways for me to pick up a variety of drawing skills. I recently watched a great replay of a live tutorial featuring this lovely Fairy on Toned Tan paper.

I drew her using a Blackwing Matte pencil in my Strathmore Toned Tan sketch book. I added shading with a paper stump. I drew white highlights and other white areas using a variety of pens and pencils including Gelly Roll Pen, General's Charcoal White and a Aquarellable Pencil.

After thinking my fairy was going to stay in the ugly stage, I waited a bit and went back and gave her another try. Boy am I glad I did. I love the finished piece!

Challenges: 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/classic-design-challenge-02-2025-febmar.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/03/morgans-artworld-challenge-86.html

So Sad in Graphite

 I'm so happy that I got to watch Karen Campbell's Expression Sketch replay in Awesome Art School. Sketching her with my Blackwing Matte pencil was challenging. I had to pause the replay a few times, while I caught up in my Strathmore Toned Tan sketch book. I chose to cover her right hand with her hair and I used a paper stump for shading. 

I enjoyed the challenge, as I am so happy with the finished image!

Challenges: 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-817.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-295.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-020325-anything-goes.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html