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