Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Angels are Always With You: Mixed Media


 Here's another piece from a tutorial by my favorite mixed media artist Tamara Laporte.

I used numerous supplies to paint this piece, but skipped several, which I didn't have. It was still fun to transfer the design onto my watercolor paper and make it work with what I have!

The supply list goes something like this:

Canson 140 lb cold press paper

Caran D'Ache watersoluble crayons

Jane Davenport watercolors

Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White

Micron Pen

Posca Pens

Prismacolor Pencils

If you haven't tried Tamara Laporte's tutorials, give it a try!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-12-december-2021-anything.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-challenge-12-anything.html 

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-challenge.html

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/12/anything-goes-challenge.html 

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Angel Mixed Media


I so loved this tutorial "Asking Your Angels," with Tamara Laporte. I enjoyed listening to her, as I tried to follow the tutorial. If I could ask this angel, I would ask that my family stay healthy and be able to spend our holidays together, as we have in the past. 
 
This tutorial is part of Woman Unleashed an Online Retreat.
 
I used the outline provided to paint this lovely angel in Jane Davenport watercolors on Canson 140 lb. watercolor paper. The basic painting was enhanced with Posca pens, Micron pen and Primacolor Pencils.
Challenges: 
 
 

 

Friday, December 24, 2021

Autumn River Watercolor

 

"Autumn River," is from a tutorial by Sarah Cray for Let's Make Art. I used the outline provided along with the tutorial. She was good to follow along with until I got lost finishing up the river. I went on my own at that point, it's just slightly different than the artist's version.

I painted this sweet landscape using Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes on Canson 140 lb cold press watercolor paper.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-12-december-2021-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-challenge-12-anything.html 


Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Holiday Wreath


 This holiday painting is from a tutorial by Sarah Cray for Let's Make Art. I painted this colorful wreath on an old piece of Arches watercolor paper with Jane Davenport watercolors. These were great to add several shades of green and the addition of a metallic color. I enjoyed adding holly leaves to the basic wreath, giving it a fuller look.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-12-december-2021-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/ikesworld-challenges-151-anything.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-challenge-12-anything.html 

Sunday, December 19, 2021

Vintage Santa Clause, Line and Wash


 Here's my version of a "Vintage Santa Clause," from a tutorial by The Art Sherpa, Cinnamon Cooney.

I painted this delightful Santa using Jane Davenport watercolors. These bright colors gave me a different look to this vintage line and wash painting. The black outlines were done with a Micron (01) pen.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-12-december-2021-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/ikesworld-challenges-151-anything.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-challenge-12-anything.html 

 

 

 

Friday, December 17, 2021

Part 2 Taster Sessions for Life Book 2022


 For several weeks I've enjoyed participating in mixed media classes. These are given as tastes to participants, who might later on, in January order the complete Life Book 2022. The lessons are given via video and the book put together by Tamara Laporte. The tasters are included in the book. I'm very happy to have taken part in this event. I learned a great deal.

The Taster Sessions were reopened for a short time and I got to finish up two tutorials.

The first is "Whispers of the Wind, a tutorial by Ida Anderson Lang. I used a variety of supplies including watercolor paints and colored pencils.

My second project is a "Magical Woodland Elf," a tutorial by Andrea Gomoll. Rather than design the wand in this delightful tutorial, I worked on this as a watercolor elf painting.

I loved doing each of the tutorials offered and hope you look into the Life Book 2022.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-12-december-2021-anything.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/12/morgans-artworld-challenge-12.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/ikesworld-challenges-151-anything.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/12/december-2021-challenge-12-anything.html 


Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Ms Clause Mixed Media

 
 Last year I painted Santa from a tutorial by Sarah Cray for Let's Make Art. This year I wanted to give Santa his wife, and used an outline provided by Amanda Winzenreid Henry.
 

The painting started out to be painted with Holbein Artists gouache, as I did last year's Santa. But I got carried away with the details and used Posca Pen, Gelly Roll pen and a Micron pen to enhance my portrait of Ms Clause.

I hope you enjoy these lovely characters, I certainly did!

Challenges: 

http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/more-mixed-media-challenge-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/ikesworld-challenges-150-anything_17.html

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-178-ag-vintage-feel.html 


Sunday, December 12, 2021

Classic Holiday Line and Wash


 I'm really excited to show off my "Christmas Phone Booth," painting from a tutorial by Paul Clark. It took most of the day to paint, but it was so worth it! I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes and a bit of Holbein Artists white gouache for the snow. It is painted on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper and the line was done with a Micron Pen (01).

Though the painting was very challenging, I took my time and I'm so proud of my finished work!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-12-december-2021-anything.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/12/morgans-artworld-challenge-12.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

Monday, December 6, 2021

Fall Barn Watercolor


 It's fall and soon it will be what some people call winter. Yup it does get somewhat colder in Florida, but I digress. I was talking about fall. Sometimes we get falling leaves in Florida and the "Fall Barn," a tutorial by The Art Sherpa, Cinnamon Cooney, has lovely golden leaves just before they fall to the ground.

I used my light pad to trace the outline provided on to Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes to paint this fall scene.

As of this writing, I have begun to see some leaves on the ground!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-12-december-2021-anything.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/12/morgans-artworld-challenge-12.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Art Fairy Mix Media


 This "Art Fairy," is a free tutorial by Tamara Laport from her website Willowing.org.

Tamara walks you through each step of this piece and provides a traceable. Having a new printer, I had trouble getting to print the outline provided. I drew the fairy instead to the waist. I really enjoyed using my new Jane Daveport watercolor sets and my Posca pens. I used several other pens, paints and pencils too. I painted this Art Fairy Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

Here's my version of an Art Fairy, she was a delight to work on!

Challenges:

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/12/challenge-178-ag-vintage-feel.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/welcome-to-challenge-75.html

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2021/11/craft-card-making-scrapbooking-mixed.html 

http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2021/12/more-mixed-media-challenge-anything.html

Friday, December 3, 2021

Girl With Patterned Background

 

This face is from the Jane Davenport pad "I came, I saw, I contoured." I transferred the design onto watercolor paper using my light pad. I traced around the face onto scrap paper and used it to mask the line drawing. I did cropped the girl's picture as she has an elongated neck! I think she looks very attractive now though!

I sprayed Dylusions Ink Spray through a Faber-Castell mixed media stencil, around the face. I went over the pencil lines with a Micron pen and a Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen (both waterproof).

I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes to paint the face. The project was not easy to photograph to get the right colors and in person the face is not so blotchy. But I enjoyed combining techniques!


Thursday, December 2, 2021

Girl With Hat/Girl with Braid

 

 


These are from a set of faces by Jane Davenport in a pad titled "I Came, I Saw, I Contoured". I added a  lovely purple hat to one and a braid to the other.

I used my light pad to transferred the faces to watercolor paper.

I made a background for the girl wearing the hat. I used a black Micron 01 pen to go over the pencil lines and painted the face using my new JI traced and cut out a mask to cover the face and sprayed 3 colors of Dylusions Ink Spray on the picture.

I'm enjoying my journey into mixed media!


Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Life Book Testers

 

                         Focus on Love from a tutorial by Tamara Laporte

Back in September I began working on the free lessons in mixed media offered by Tamara Laporte and a wide variety of professional artist. The Life Book 2022 will come out in January and I got to try my hand at lessons that will be included n the book.

I'm very happy to have taken part in this event and learned a great deal throughout the two weeks.

                    Colorful Cow, a tutorial by Cinnamon Cooney

There was so much variety in the project available to stretch my creativity. I had not realized the breath of mixed media available to work on and really enjoyed it!

                               Eli from  a tutorial by Tamara Laporte

These are just a few of the tutorials I worked on but there are many more in the up coming book.

Challenges: 

http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/more-mixed-media-challenge-anything.html

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-challenge_15.html 

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/ikesworld-challenges-150-anything.html

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-11-november-2021-anything.html 


Monday, November 29, 2021

Blooming Garden


 Sometime ago I noticed this stencil online (TCW810-Blooming Garden 12x12") and began looking for it here in town. I finally ordered it from Amazon and I'm happy to say it was delivered the next day. Two days later I painted this wonderful colorful composition.

Here's what I did:

I sprayed Pixie Spray (temporary adhesive) by I craft on the back of the stencil in th area I planned to paint. I turned the stencil over and placed it on an 8x10" black Stonehenge cold press 140lb. watercolor paper. I painted in the black areas showing with Fine-Tec Pearlescent Colors.

Challenges:

https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/creative-moments-challenge-227-anything.html

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-challenge.html 

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/ltccb-64-november-anything-goes.html

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Store Front Gallery Line and Wash


 This store front line and wash is from a tutorial by Paul Clark. The outline, which he makes available is of the basic store. It's up to the artist to make it their own, while following the techniques Paul Clark demonstrates. My store front is a gallery, but there are a wide variety of store fronts from Christmas to the occasional book store, cafe or fruit stand!

I drew in all the gallery details.

I missed a step, which would have been to paint a base coat over  the brick areas. Instead I used the Pebeo drawing gum along the lines on the paper for the brick walls. After it had dried, I painted the brick colors and when that dried I used a rubber cement pick up to get the gum off the paper. I added spattered paint and some other colors to show the age of the old wall.

I used a variety of permanent waterproof pens. The pens were for the building and details and then paint with Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolor to finish the piece. I used a Micron pen to go over the lines one more time.

So welcome to my gallery, I hope you enjoyed your visit.

Challenges:

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-challenge.html

https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/creative-moments-challenge-227-anything.html 

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/ltccb-64-november-anything-goes.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-craft.html 

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Mountains in Watercolor


 Paul Clark's watercolor group on Facebook, had a three part lesson on watercolor painting mountains. The first was painting a mountain shape and dragging a credit card to form grooves and crevasses in the mountain.

The second painting was to cover different surfaces on the outline of the mountain drawing with masking fluid. Then paint details in the surrounding  areas. After the paint dried I used a rubber cement pick up to remove the fluid. I enhanced the painting with a white pastel pencil.

The third lesson was to paint a mountain landscape and lake. Paul Clark used plastic wrap over the painted surface of the mountains and rocks to get interesting shapes. But, it didn't work for my painting and I ended up hand painting and blending the color as I went. The glistening water on the lake was by scratching the paper with a mat knife.


I'm really happy that I could save my painting by blending the watercolors on the mountains and rocks!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-anything.html

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html 

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/11/new-challenge_0420000706.html 



Monday, November 22, 2021

Two Honey Bee Watercolors


 This design was inspired from a Honey Bee tutorial by Sarah Cray for Let's Make Art. I added the Faber-Castell Mixed Media Stencils for the honey comb background. The image was painted on a Winsor Newton watercolor postcard.

 For the second Honey Bee, I enlarged the outline and used Saral Transfer Paper to place it on the black Stonehenge 140 lb. coldpress watercolor paper. Instead of the vain lines on the outline, I drew design lines with a white Faber-Castell watercolor pencil. I also added the Faber-Castell Mixed Media Stencils for the honey comb background. I painted inside of the shapes with Fine-Tec Pearlescent watercolors and finished the wings off using a black Posca Pen around the shapes. I used Master's Touch Metallic watercolor cakes for the bee's body and Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes for the honey comb background.

Challenge:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-177-ag-entwined-use-twine.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-46.html 

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Chapeaux Shop, Line and Wash Watercolor


 Recently a watercolor group (Art by Paul Clark and Watercolour Challenges by Margot), which I belong to suggested "store fronts," for a challenge painting.

I combined a few ideas and came up with a vintage hat shop. My husband Sandy had a photo of an old style barbershop which was easily turned into a hat shop. I found some ideas on Pinterest for hats and store fronts. I love hats!

I used my light pad to transfer an outline I drew of the shop, onto my watercolor paper (Canson 140 lb cold press). I went over my pencil lines with a Micron 01 pen and painted the composition using Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolors. I used some wonderful techniques for the buildings at the sides of the shop. These I learned from Artist Paul Clark.

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-177-ag-entwined-use-twine.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/challenge-46.html 

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html

Monday, November 15, 2021

Two Dragonflies

 


 This design was inspired from a Dragonfly tutorial by Sarah Cray for Let's Make Art.  I used my light pad to transfer the outline to a postcard. I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes to follow this tutorial.The image was painted on a Winsor Newton watercolor postcard.


 

For the second Dragonfly, I enlarged th outline and used Saral Transfer Paper to place it on the black Stonehenge 140 lb. coldpress watercolor paper. Instead of the vain lines on the outline, I drew design lines with a white Faber-Castell watercolor pencil. I painted inside of the shapes with Fine-Tec Pearlescent watercolors and finished the painting off using a black Posca Pen around the shapes.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-challenge-2021.html

https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/creative-moments-challenge-226-anything.html 

Friday, November 12, 2021

Simple Portrait in Watercolor


 When I saw this project at Let's Make Art a tutorial by Sarah Cray, I had to give it a try.

I transferred the outline provided to my Canson 140lb. cold press watercolor paper, using my light box. I covered the lines in the portrait with Daniel Smith Artist Masking Fluid (it comes with several applicator tips). After the fluid dried I applied Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolor washes to the paper. When the paint was dry, I used a Grafix Rubber Cement Pick-up and my fingers to remove the fluid. The hardest part of the project was taking the fluid off without ripping the paper. I covered the face and added a bit of spatter watercolors for texture. I did a bit of touching up with the watercolor wash, but really like the results.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html 

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Tuscan Village Line and Wash Watercolor

 


This Tuscan Village tutorial by Paul Clark was a challenge. I worked on it most of the day and I'm pretty happy with the finished piece.

I used my light pad to transfer the outline of the painting to the watercolor paper. I used two Micron pens (01 and 03) to go over my pencil lines.

I used Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolors on Canson cold press 140 lb. watercolor paper.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-anything.html 

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html 

Monday, November 8, 2021

Two Pearlescent Watercolor Paintings


I really enjoy using my set of Fine Tec Pearlescent watercolors. All 24 colors are just so luscious to look at.

I found a really nice tutorial by Emma Jane Lefebvre  on Utube. I followed two of her projects; the wreath and the mountains. I love how they look and that they really shine!

These paintings are 5x7" on black Stonehenge cold press watercolor paper. I used a tooth brush to get the spatter in the sky of the mountain scene. The two colors I used do add to the perfect night sky.

Now to find more paintings to play with this paint set.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/11/november-2021-challenge-11-anything.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html 


 

Friday, October 29, 2021

Shimmering Butterfly


 This design was inspired from a Butterfly tutorial by Sarah Cray for Let's Make Art.

For this butterfly I enlarged the outline and used Saral Transfer Paper to place the image on black watercolor paper (Stonehinge 140 lb. cold press). Instead of the vain lines on the outline I drew design lines on the transfer paper/ I painted inside of th shapes with Fine-Tec Pearlescent watercolors. I painted white dots on the edge of the image using Dr. Ph. Martin's Bled Proof White. I finished the painting using a black Micron o5 pen around the shapes.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html 

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-10challenge-10-october-2021.html 

https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/creative-moments-challenge-225-anything.html 

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-challenge_02144547810.html 


Monday, October 25, 2021

Haunted House

 


This Haunted House tutorial by Paul Clark was such a challenge. I worked on it most of the day and I'm pretty happy with the finished piece.

I used my light pad to transfer the outline of the painting to the watercolor paper.

I used Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolors on Canson cold press 140 lb. watercolor paper.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html 

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-10challenge-10-october-2021.html 

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/ikesworld-challenges-149-anything.html 

http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/more-mixed-media-brown-challenge.html 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Three Girls Mixed Media


I'm really excited to show you this latest project. I recently took part in some online mixed media workshops and I was blown away by the participating artists' creativity. I do plan to display my work done on those, at some point. Doing them lead me to look into more artists and I found Jane Davenport's books and art supplies.

While I've been enjoying my journey through landscape watercolors, I am always on the look out for new techniques and fun! Now I own three Jane Davenport books and a delightful pad of faces and more!

This pad has multiple copies of faces and a page with three girls, all on mixed media paper. I saved those pages and instead transferred the images to my watercolor paper. The pad is called "I Came, I Saw, I contoured" and  teaches you to color and shade. I loved and learned some techniques using my watercolor paints on two faces so far, but then I found the page with the three girls! Here's what I did.

I transferred the design on to watercolor paper with my light pad and drew over the pencil lines with a Micron 01 pen.  I traced the girls again with tracing paper to make a mask and covered the girls while I sprayed Dylusions Ink Spray around the girls. I let it dry.

I painted the girls using Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolors and traced the girls again in the areas that will be covered by dresses. I transferred the guide lines again onto some Gelli Prints I made in the past. I cute out the dresses and adhered them to the girls. I used the Micron pen to add details and additional outlines.

What a fun project this turned out to be. I'm so happy to have added another stop on my art journey!

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-10challenge-10-october-2021.html

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/ikesworld-challenges-149-anything.html 

http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/more-mixed-media-challenge-anything.html



Monday, October 18, 2021

Raging Rooster Metallic Watercolor

                                                                         
 Meet the "Raging Rooster" from a tutorial by The Art Sherpa, Cinnamon Cooney. He was a lot of fun to paint with my Master's Touch, metallic watercolors. I transferred the outline provided onto my black watercolor paper (Stonehenge cold press 140 lb.) using Saral Transfer Paper.

I made a few changes to the original design, to make it work for me. I drew these using a white watercolor pencil...the water used in painting the picture easily dissolved the watercolor pencil.

I enhanced the painting using both Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White and a white Posca pen for th line details.

I had fun painting this rooster and making it mine.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2021/10/challenge-10challenge-10-october-2021.html

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/ikesworld-challenges-149-anything.html 

Friday, October 15, 2021

Poppies and Pods Line and Wash


 This painting is maybe number 5 or 6 in the poppy collection. This isn't a tutorial, it's my drawing from a lot of what I have learned from Paul Clark and Sarah Cray. The idea came from a watercolor coloring pad.

I used Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolors on Canson cold press 140 lb. watercolor paper. For the line, I used a Micron 01 pen.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.html

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-challenge_0449184397.html 

Monday, October 11, 2021

Manarola Village Loose Line and Wash


 As much as I enjoy bright colors and ocean landscapes, I could not say the same about my own work on this painting. Although I am pleased with the finished piece, I found this very challenging.

This is a loose style watercolor of Manarola Village from a tutorial by The Art Sherpa, Cinnamon Cooney. I did change the sky in the painting to a cloudy blue.

I transferred the outline using my light pad to the watercolor paper. I went over my pencil lines with Micron Pens (03 and 05).

I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. I also enhanced the areas around the banks with Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White.

Challenge: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/10/morgans-artworld-challenge-10.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/classic-design-challenge-october-10.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

Friday, October 8, 2021

Metallic Cactus Watercolor


 Since I painted that first metallic swan, I have been addicted to painting with the Master's Touch Metallic Semi-Moist Color Cake set of watercolors! 

Having painted several florals, it was time for a change. Here's my latest, an abstract cactus! It was great fun. I began working on this painting by sketching the image with a white watercolor pencil. I enhanced the flowers using a Micron 01 pen. The piece was painted on Stonehenge watercolor cold press black paper.

This was really fun. You will have to try it out!

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/10/morgans-artworld-challenge-10.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/classic-design-challenge-october-10.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 


Monday, October 4, 2021

Peacock #3 Watercolor


 I couldn't wait to paint this Peacock from a tutorial by Paul Clark. It's number three in my collection!

I  transferred the available outline onto my Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper, using my light pad. I used Winsor Newton Cotman Tube watercolors to paint this lovely bird. 

I enhanced the painting with splatters of white gouache and some lines with an orange Pastel Chalk Pencil.

Challenge:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/10/october-2021-challenge-11-anything-goes.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/10/morgans-artworld-challenge-10.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/10/classic-design-challenge-october-10.html 

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 



Monday, September 27, 2021

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Styling Sewing Greeting Card

 

I created this card after being inspired by a recent video by the Frugal Crafter, Lindsay Weirich. She designed a lovely fashionable card for her daughter, while discussing how helpful it would be, for a crafter to find her style. Maybe my style is also fashion, I do enjoy sewing. I'm kind of into painting currently though!

In the meantime, I've been looking through supplies, papers and left over bits to craft another card. I found a beautifully dressed Camille, a Julie Nutting Doll stamp, who has had a facelift now with sunglass. I also have a package of scrapbooking paper designs by Authentique, titled "Stitches." These along with a few bits and pieces worked nicely into my own lovely fashionable card. I made a large card from one piece of white card stock folded in half and adhered all the various pieces and the doll on top.

Challenges:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2021/09/challenge-66-tracis-recipe-challenge.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-2021-challenge-9-patterned.html

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-challenge_01104631376.html 

Friday, September 24, 2021

Hobbit House #2

 

I had so much fun working on my first Hobbit Home, that I decided to work on the easier tutorial by The Art Sherpa, Cinnomon Cooney. The circular area of the Hobbit House is from the tutorial and the rest were ideas from my last Hobbit House and from Pintrest.

There is an outline, which I transferred to my watercolor paper (Canson 140 lb. cold press). I painted this piece with Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolors and details, enhanced it using a white Posca Pen and a 01 Micron Pen.

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-2021-challenge-9-school-daze.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/09/world-wide-open-design-team-challgne-09.html

https://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2021/09/creative-moments-challenge-223-anything.html 

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

All That Jazz, greeting card


 So this morning I wanted to take another break from my watercolor painting. I decided it would be good to use some supplies I have and even make use of a favorite memorydex card, which I made last year.

Here's what I used:

For the memorydex card I cut a couple of card to adhere the design too from card stock. I cut another from Graphic 45, Curtain Call (retired). The paper is All That Jazz. The girl dancer and sentiment are stamps from C. C. Designs (20s Gals). She is colored using Copic Markers.

I adhered the card to 2 pieces of striped paper from a DCWV paper stack called Lady Couture Stack, which might not be available at this time.

I stacked the assorted papers and adhered them to a square white blank value pack card.

It was fun to work on using what I had made in the past and making it new again!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-2021-challenge-9-patterned.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

http://angiesdigitalstamps.blogspot.com/2021/09/ch-56-agopt-twist-use-fall-colors.html

Monday, September 20, 2021

A Lovely Hobbit Home Watercolor

 Looking for something fun and new, I found this tutorial by The Art Sherpa, Cinnomon Cooney. A Lovely Hobbit Home has fun techniques to learn and a cute image to work on. As always there is an outline, which I transferred to my watercolor paper (Canson 140 lb. cold press). I painted this piece with Winsor Newton Cotman tube watercolors and details, enhanced it using a white Posca Pen and a 01 Micron Pen.

This was fun to work on and I learned some good techniques to use in the future.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/09/september-2021-challenge-9-school-daze.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html 

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/09/world-wide-open-design-team-challgne-09.html

http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/2021/09/new-challenge.html 

Friday, September 17, 2021