Flower Fairy Boy

 

This colorful "Flower Fairy Boy" is from a tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School.  As I drew  this 3/4 portrait, following Karen Campbell, I really wasn't sure how well it would come out.

I drew the boy in my Ohuhu Marker sketch book with my Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil. I did the outlines with Molotow  Fineliners. I tried to continue and color him with the Ohuhu Markers, but I don't have many of the colors Karen used. I had to substituted many of the colors. I blended a bit of Prismacolor Pencils into his skin, drew veins in the wings with a Master's Touch Mini Fine Pen and used a Gelly Roll pen for highlights around the boy.

I was surprised and happy with how well I did considering the mistakes and colors I had to switch! My favorite part is the sunflower!

Challenges: 

 https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-202607-anything-goes-wopt.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-326.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/classic-design-challenge-06-2026-junjul.html 

Are You Kiddin Me, Ruthy?

 

This granny portrait is from a mixed media tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School. The lesson was meant to be collage. But not being into collage, I copied the line drawing and made it my one own. I drew this granny with a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil in  my Canson watercolor sketch book. She is outlined in Micron Pen. I used Jane Davenport and Prima watercolors and a small amount of Arteza and Holbein Artists' Gouache to paint her hair and the dotted shirt. 

Before I had finished with her shirt and sweater, I showed the portrait to my husband. As soon as he saw her, he said, "she looks like your mother!" As I painted she began to show up as my mother Ruthy! It wasn't my intention, but as she did, I painted a sweater and shirt, that she might have worn.

This was such a fun piece to work on!

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/07/july-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-202607-anything-goes-wopt.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/challenge-326.html 

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/07/crafty-catz-challenge-717-anything-goes.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/classic-design-challenge-06-2026-junjul.html 

Wonky House #7

 

When I saw saw "Wonky House #7," I immediately picked up my Graphgear 1000 Pental Pencil and began to draw the house, on my Fabriano hot press watercolor paper. The drawing looked so good, that I felt just shading with a paper stump was just the right thing to do. No watercolor on this one!

I love this finished piece!

The inspiration for this piece is from Etsy in a file from Plum Loved Art, called Wonky Walls and Tilted Tops by Shelley Plum.

I'll be going back to that file for my Wonky Houses!

Challenges: 

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-challenge-88-anything-goes.html 

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2026/06/280-june-21-patties-creations.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-325.html 

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-278-anything-goes-woptional.html 

So Many Houses, Oh MY!

Here's a bunch of houses from Shelley Plum's digital file Wonky Walls and Tilted Tops. 

 I drew this whimsical house using my Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil to draw onto the Fabriono hot press paper. I add the Gen Crafts colors with their brush tip pens and the added an outlined and patterns with a Micron Pen. I especially like the faded colors I got with a water brush.

I had fun coloring in with those brush pens. It was kind of like a puzzle to see where the colors fit and might look the best!

So fun!

Challenges:  

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-202606-june-2026-anything.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-challenge-88-anything-goes.html 

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-278-anything-goes-woptional.html 

Magical Unicorn

 

This "Magical Unicorn" is from a tutorial by Lucy Brydon for "A Year Of Magic and Fairy Tales. I totally enjoyed working on this piece in my Canson watercolor sketch book.

Lucy opened this tutorial with some historical context of the unicorn in Scotland.  I followed her detailed direction as I drew it with my Graphgear 1000 Pentel pencil.

For the background of this piece I used a set of Crafty Manor gradient pearl watercolor paints.   I used that same watercolor paint for the cone and huffs of the unicorn and painted it in with Jane Davenport watercolors. I used a Gelly Roll Pen for highlights and Gen Crafts Brush Pens for the hair and tail. I used Master's Touch fine liners for those parts also, along with a Micron pen to bring out details.

Challenges:  

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-202606-june-2026-anything.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/classic-design-challenge-06-2026-junjul.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-325.html 

 

Playful Wings

 

I'm always happy to work on a tutorial by Tamara Laporte. This one is for Mastering Mixed Media 2026, which she has been hosting. Although I've done several of her Quirky Birds in the past, I was still happy to work on this latest one. I followed her drawing lesson as well as the template she offered.

I painted this cutie with Jane Davenport Watercolors and some Liquitex Acrylic Ink. I used a few pens for details including Sharpie Creative Markers, Micron Pens and Gelly Rolls.

This is a nice colorful piece to be included in my Canson Watercolor Sketch Book. 

Challenges:  

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-202606-june-2026-anything.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2026/06/allys-angels-107-challenge-anything.html 

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-101.html 

Annoyed Lil Artists

 

 

I discovered "Annoyed Lil Artist," while looking over the lovely work by members of the art groups I belong to on Facebook. So far I have work on 3 digital files of "Annoyed Lil Artist" which you can find in the Etsy Plum Loved Art Shop. This shop owned by artist Shelley Plum has a great variety of adorable images to use in your personal art.

I printed this file in an 8x10" format in black and white to hand draw my own version on Fabriano  hot press watercolor paper. I used the black and white image as my reference, using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil to draw. A Blackwing Pencil and a blending stump were good for the shading.  I used Molotow blackliners for the outline and to enhance the drawing. I followed the blackliner with Jane Davenport watercolors.

These "Annoyed Lil Artist," images are so adorable and fun to work on. I love to draw a variety of subjects challenging my skills with the pencil and paint brush.

Challenges: 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-202606-june-2026-anything.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/06/june-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2026/06/allys-angels-107-challenge-anything.html 

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/06/challenge-101.html