Small Pieces Big Picture Mini Page

 For this min page, I sprayed Ranger Distress Oxide over a stencil on a vintage newspaper page. After it dried, I cute floral shapes with my Cuddlebug Machine, adhered them to the page and added a statement sticker from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk.

I'm looking forward to seeing your art on the challenge at Crafting From the Heart!

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-04.html

 

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html 

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-7-craft-card-making.html

Cotton Candy Portrait

 

 I couldn't wait to get to work on Tamara Leporte's YouTube tutorial Cotton Candy, a mixed media portrait.

I used my Jane Davenport watercolors, Liquitex Acrylic Ink and a couple of pens and markers on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

 I enjoy working on Tamara Leporte's tutorials so much, with so much I can learn!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

 http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/89-no-design-paper.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://worldwidecrafterscoloristschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/worldwide-crafters-and-colorists.html 

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-197-ag-add-flowers.html 

 

That Whimsical 3/4 Face

 This charming girl is the result of following Karen Campbell's tutorial for Awesome Art School. She is the Whimsical 3/4 Face, Video 7 in #100funfabfaces challenge. I added my favorite hat, a black beret.

The tutorial taught drawing the lovely image and painting with watercolors with the addition of Micon Pens and a white Gell Pen, along with Prismacolor Pencils. I used Jane Davenport watercolors on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

I enjoy being enrolled in the Awesome Art School, there is always something more to learn!

Challenges:

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/89-no-design-paper.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

Regency Elegance in Mixed Media

 

I've enjoyed a week of wonderful art projects in the Kaleidoscope Taster Week. I couldn't wait to get to work on Tamara Leporte's tutorial Regency Elegance a mixed media portrait.

Although I didn't have some of the supplies, my Jane Davenport watercolors and a couple of pens and markers did the trick on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

The week was full of wonderful tutorials. I looked forward to beginning on them. I love to work on Tamara Leporte's tutorials so much, with so much to learn!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/crafty-catz-challenge-646.html  

https://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-7-jul-2023-anything-goes.html

Birds of Paradise

 

This lovely Birds of Paradise flower is from a tutorial by Sarah Cray for Let's Make Art.

I transferred the outline of the flower onto my Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper,  using my light pad. I painted this flower using Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes. I'm surprised how easy this lovely flower was to paint!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/crafty-catz-challenge-646.html  

https://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-7-jul-2023-anything-goes.html

 

Brooke's Tavern

 

What a fun tutorial this was! Karen Campbell's tutorial on black paper using white pens aand a couple of colored ones went so fast and was so enjoyable. It was for her Awesome Art School. I loved the freehand drawing style!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html 

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/07/challenge-197-ag-add-flowers.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-258.html 

Poppies in Mixed Media

 

This mixed media Poppies painting is from a tutorial by Tamara Laporte for the Kaleidoscope 2023. It was a fun and challenging piece to work on, but I'm so happy with it!

I used Jane Davenport watercolors and a variety of markers, pencils and pens, on Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2023/07/morgans-artworld-challenge-7.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/classic-design-challenge-july-7.html 

Blue Fairy Mixed Media

 I've been working steadily at Awesome Art School, improving my skills and totally enjoying learning new things.

This tutorial is by Karen Campbell. I drew the fairy with my Pentel Mechanical pencil and went over my lines with a Faber-Castell watercolor pencil. I followed that with a wet brush and let that dry. I used the same watercolor pencil and made improvements to my lines, adding shading. I used the wet brush where I wanted to blend.

When the piece was dry, I used a Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen for details and a Gelly Roll pen for a bit of highlites. I used a different color watercolor pencil for the detail on her forehead.   

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2023/07/morgans-artworld-challenge-7.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/classic-design-challenge-july-7.html 

The Mousehole Gift Shop

 

This watercolor line and wash is from a tutorial by Paul Clark. The gift shop is in Cornwall, UK. If you look it up you will find it's pronunciation differently than you would expect!

I transferred the outline onto my Arches cold press watercolor block using a sheet of graphite paper. The line and details were done using a Micron pen. Before I painted this scene, I covered the wording on the building with Miskit Frisket by Grumbacker. I painted with Winsor Newton Cotman tube colors and added highlights with Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White.

I enjoy painting with line and wash and using old English scenes is wonderful to work on.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/crafty-catz-challenge-634-anything-goes.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2023/07/morgans-artworld-challenge-7.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html