Pointsettia Holiday Card

 I couldn't wait to paint this cheery bright red Pointsettia holiday tutorial by Diane Antone.

I transferred the available sketch on to my 5x7" Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper using my light pad.

For this card I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tube and added a Micron 01pen for detailed lines. This painting is a great addition to my holiday card collection.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html 

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-82-christmas-is-coming.html

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-11-2022-anything-goes-winner.html

Holly Christmas in Watercolor

 

Here's another card for my holiday card collection. I love painting Diane Antone's tutorials from her sketches! I am painting each one on 5x7" Canson watercolor paper. After I paint the design I adhere the painting to a card.

I transferred her sketched design using my light pad to get it onto my watercolor paper.

For this card I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes.

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html 

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-82-christmas-is-coming.html

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-79-merry-christmas.html 

Cornacopia Line and Wash

 

 This watercolor line and wash is from sketches and tutorials on Diane Antone's website and Utube channel.

I used Jane Davenport watercolors on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper to paint this sketch. The line was done with a Micron Pen.

I know I will be painting a lot more of Diane Antone's sketches in the future.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html 

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-189-ag-feeling-sketchy.html 

Three Wise Birds

 

Here's another card for my holiday card collection. I love painting Diane Antone's tutorials from her sketches! I am painting each on on 5x7" Canson watercolor paper. After I paint the design I adhere the painting to a card.

I transferred her sketched design using my light pad to get it onto my watercolor paper.

For this card I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes and some Master's Touch metallic cakes. For details I used a white Uni-ball Signo pen.

This tutorial is called Three Wise Birds.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-189-ag-feeling-sketchy.html 

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-79-merry-christmas.html

Rock Bound Lake with Onlooker

 

This Rock Bound Lake is one of several mountain lessons in a tutorial by Paul Clark. I placed a hand painted digital image to the top called "I Wish I Was There," from The Paper Shelter Digital Stamp Company.

The lake scene was painted some time ago on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper, using Winsor Newton Cotman Watercolor tubes.

 

I used Jane Davenport watercolors to paint the digital image, enhancing it with a black Micron 01 pen. I cut the image out and adhered it to the watercolor painting.

Challenges:

http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-47-anything.html

Love Lives Here Art Journal Page

 

I found so many great whimsical houses on Pinterest and decided to fill up one of my single pages with a colorful one.

I have a large stash of scrap booking ephemera to build the page over a collage and acrylic paint.

The Julie Nutting stamped girl was colored with Copic Markers and paper pieced.

Such a fun idea!

Challenges:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-282-anything-goes.html

http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-47-anything.html 

Tree Ornament Holiday Card

 

I've start to make a holiday card collection. I love painting Diane Antone's tutorials from her sketches! I am painting each one on 5x7" Canson watercolor paper. After I paint the design I adhere the painting to a card.

I transferred her sketched design using my light pad to get it onto my watercolor paper.

For this card I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes and some Master's Touch metallic cakes. For details I used a white Uni-ball Signo pen and a gold Posca pen.

This tutorial is called Tree Baubles with Snowflakes.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-189-ag-feeling-sketchy.html 

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-79-merry-christmas.html

Metallic Mountain Watercolor

 

Continuing on my watercolor journey, I discovered a tutorial that combines regular watercolors with the lovely shine of metallic watercolors. The tutorial is from the "Studio of M.M." a Canadian artist.

Each line of the mountain ranges in this painting was done separately and some used Kosher Salt. Some were wet into wet and others wet onto dry paper. Each line needed to be dry before applying the technique to the next line.

I used Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes and Master's Touch metallic watercolors.

 This was a well worth while challenge!

Challenges:

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2022/11/wk-46-card-making-craft-challenge.html

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2022/11/wk-46-anything-goes-card-making.html 

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-282-anything-goes.html

A Failed Art Journal Page/Solved

 

My first idea for this page didn't work out. I didn't want to wreck my book by ripping the pages out. My solution was to spray blue Dylusions Ink Spray thru a very large Crafters Workshop stencil (12x12" Blooming Garden) and added black Posca Pen doodles.

My original idea included collage papers and blue and white paint. The lettering on the papers didn't show thru the paint, because it was too thick. I do love the textured background and white edges at the bottom and top.

Who knew ink spray could save my book!

Challenges:

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2022/11/wk-46-card-making-craft-challenge.html

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/2022/11/wk-46-anything-goes-card-making.html 

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-282-anything-goes.html

Garden Ruins in Watercolor

 This "Garden Ruins," tutorial by Paul Clark is an exercise in exaggerating greens. Well, you can't say I didn't use green!

I used an outline provided and traced the design onto my Arches watercolor cold press block. I painted with Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes and added highlights using white Holbein artists gouache. The painting was enhanced with yellow chalk pastel.

Challenges:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/week-702-4.html

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/wk-23-card-making-craft-challenge.html 

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-challenge-anything-goes.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-242.html

Sunflowers for Ukraine

 This watercolor line and wash is included in the Summer Hedgerow Coloring book by Diane Antone. In the book it's called Sunflowers, Butterflies and Bees. I love having this coloring book on my computer. I have lots of choices to paint at my fingertips with Utube tutorials to go with each sketch.

I used Jane Davenport watercolors on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper to paint this sketch. The line was mostly done with a Micron Pen, but the corn was outlined using a dip pen in Daler Rowney acrylic ink.

I know I will be painting a lot more of the sketches from this book in the future.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2022/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html

Frida Kahlo Mixed Media

I really enjoy working on mixed media tutorial by Tamara Laporte. Getting to use my Jane Davenport watercolors, a couple of Prismacolor Pencils, a Micron 01 Pen and Posca Pens is fun all in one painting.

This painting was inspired by Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter known for her many portraits and work inspired by nature and Mexican artifacts.

Challenges: 

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/week-702-4.html

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/wk-23-card-making-craft-challenge.html 

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-challenge-anything-goes.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-242.html 

Patchwork Page

 While working to fill up my single pages in my art journal, I was inspired by work done by Heidi Gonjales on Pinterest.

I used lots of small scraps of paper from my stash and a Julie Nutting paper doll stamp from collection. I used Copic Markers for the girl's skin tone and hair and paper pieced her colorful dress.

This was a fun page to add to my art journal.

Challenges:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/week-702-4.html

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/wk-23-card-making-craft-challenge.html 

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-challenge-anything-goes.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/challenge-242.html 

Robins in Gouache

 

While trying to learn to paint with gouache, I found Deanna Maree's Studio tutorial on painting a Xmas Wreath. Aside from learning the different leaves and flowers, it included three different Robins. The American Robin is the first one I chose for practice. I didn't want the bird to go to waste, so I put him on a branch with some pine needles. Now I have a lovely painting.

I painted these birds and floral pieces using Winsor Newton Gouache on Canson 140 lb. watercolor paper. Here are some of my practices, these will make a lovely wreath one day:

 The American Robin looks so good, I decided to work on the other two. Here's the Rose Robin (Australian).

 

Here's my European Robin:

My husband, who is really into birding, recognized this bird immediately! 

Holly Jolly Gouache is a free tutorial at Deanna Maree Creative Studio. I'm so glad I found her.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2022/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html 

Four Birds and Flowers

 

I really enjoyed this mixed media tutorial by Diane Antone. I noticed, when I put the finishing details on the piece, it had a tapestry look. I'm planning to give this painting to my husband Sandy for Xmas.

 I painted this piece with Jane Davenport watercolors and assorted pens including Posca and Micron on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2022/11/202211-november-2022-anything-goes.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2022/11/classic-design-challenge-november-11.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2022/11/morgans-artworld-challenge-11.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2022/11/november-2022-challenge-202211anything.html