Winter Fairy

The "Winter Fairy," iis from a Tutorial by Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School. I painted this piece in m Artezia Gouache Pad using Artezia and Winsor Newton gouache.

The piece took three days to do and all three days, I thought there was no hope for it. I thought it would be ripped out of my pad and tossed in the garbage. But the third evening, I took another look at the piece. I decided to go on from where I left off and watching some of Lucy's tutorial, but doing most on my own. I chose not to add any extras and changed some of what was already there. It worked! It's probably the best piece in my Artezia Pad!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-202602-february-anything-goes.html 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-842.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2026/01/allys-angels-102-anything-goes-theme.html 

 

 

House in Graphite

 

I drew this house by watching Karen Campbell's You Tube tutorial.

I drew I drew it  on Fabriano 140 lb. hot press paper with a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil. Shading was added with a Blackwing Pencil and a paper stump. I used a Gen Crafts Watercolor Brush Pen to add the additional red in the hearts.

I loved drawing and shading this piece and adding the new house to my collection. 

Challenges: 

 https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-842.html

 https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-202602-february-anything-goes.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/classic-design-challenge-01-2026-janfeb.html 

Suzy Moon

 

"Suzy Moon," was inspired by Angela Kennedy's "Magic  Moon Paper Doll," tutorial, in the "A Year of Magic and Fairy Tales," hosted Tamara Laporte. Angela's paper doll has articulated limbs held together with brads. I decided to forgo the brads in favor of Beacon 3-in-1 glue. Angela provided the traceable parts and instructed how to draw, shade and paint the face using Winsor Newton watercolors. Dots on the face were done with a Uni-Ball Signo pen.

I enlarge some parts of the doll and cut  out pieces of scrap flocked paper for her outfit. She has a gown for the fairy gala now. Her silver hair and shoes were painted in Pearlescent colors by Finetec.

Suzy is glued to a NASA red sky paper as a red carpet to the gala! 

When you go to a fairy gala you need a lovely necklace! It's from some bits and pieces I found in a drawer!

By the way, she was voted the "Princess" of the gala!

 Challenges: 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/classic-design-challenge-01-2026-janfeb.html 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-842.html 

 https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-202602-february-anything-goes.html 

Paris Pastry Shop

 I loved drawing this shop while watching Karen Campbell's You Tube tutorial. I made my own little changes and details as I watched.

I drew the building in my Ohuhu Pad with a Graphgrear 1000 Pentel Pencil and colored it with Ohuhu Markers. The black line details were done with Molotow Blackliners and the highlights were done using a Uni-Signo Pen.

I'm looking forward to more of these to come on Karen's You Tube channel!

Challenges: 

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/crafty-catz-706-anything-goes.html 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-842.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/02/february-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/02/challenge-202602-february-anything-goes.html 

https://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/02/week-823-add-some-red.html

 

Song of the Bumble Bee

 

This tutorial by Jenny Manno was inspired by the Spanish folk tale "The Queen of the Flowers." I found Jenny's tutorial in the Taster Sessions for "A Year of Magic and Fairy Tales." I'm so glad I went back to those and looked around.

I followed Jenny's step-by-step instructions using the line drawing offered and her drawing lesson to draw my queen using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil. I drew it in my 9x12" Strathmore Toned Tan sketch book.

I finally got to use my Prismacolor Pencils and I'm so happy with the results. For some details I used a Micron Pen and the highlights I used a white Uni-ball pen.

I'll have to go back to the Tasters and see what else I have missed. I'm looking forward to whatever Jenny Manno has planned for her regular tutorial during the year. I know it will be fun. 

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/01/january-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge202601-january-anything-goes.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-96.html 

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2026/01/january-2026-challenge-83-anything-goes.html 

 

Will Cook for Smiles

 

I recently discovered that my very talented daughter-in-law Lyuba Brooke has some fabulous cooking videos on You Tube. Lyuba is the cook behind the website "Will Cook for Smiles."

Check her out at:

https://www.youtube.com/@WillCookForSmilesTV

Don't forget the thumbs up!

 

Here are some of her links:

willcookforsmiles.com

Pinterestpinterest.com/willcook4smiles

Facebookfacebook.com/willcookforsmiles

Instagraminstagram.com/willcookforsmiles

Book Store Drawing and Watercolor

 

I drew this "Book Store" by watching Karen Campbell's You Tube tutorial.

I drew this building on Fabriano 140 lb. hot press paper with a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil. Shading was added with a Blackwing Pencil and a paper stump. I used Jane Davenport watercolors for this hand drawn  building.

I loved drawing and painting this piece and adding a new building to my collection. 

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2026/01/january-2026-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge202601-january-anything-goes.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/challenge-96.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2026/01/classic-design-challenge-01-2026-janfeb.html