Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Moonlit Dreamscape


 This Moonlit Dreamscape is from a tutorial by artist Melanie Bess for the Mastering the Mixed Media event.

Through this tutorial I learned some new techniques and information, such as the focal point of this piece, a stack of stones is called a cairn. Which is a mound of stones built as a memorial or landmark, typically on a hilltop or skyline.

The scene was drawn using a watercolor pencil which disappeared when I painted. Each stone was painted with a wet-on-wet technique. The scene was painted in my Canson Watercolor Book with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors. I scribbled a bit with watercolor pencils and neo-color crayons. I painted a piece of a section at a time allowing each to dry before beginning another.

I used colored pencils to decorate the stones and a Posca Pen to draw the stars. I added a bit of Gansai Tambi Opal Pink Color below the moon for some metallic shine.

This was a challenging piece to work on, but I'm so happy I did!

Challenges:  

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-anything-goes-w-optional-twist.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/05/morgans-artworld-challenge-88.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-300.html 



4 comments:

Em Louise Fairley said...

It's beautiful, Carla! Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create. I hope we see you on the front porch again soon!

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Chana Malkah said...

I love the soft pastels! Nicely done, Carla! Thanks for sharing with us at A Place to Start!
Hugz,
Chana

Judy McKay said...

Carla. You are so inspiring. The colours are so soft and beautiful. Thank you for joining us at A Place to Start this month. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

Arlene said...

It has an ethereal quality about it. So glad you joined us over at Morgan's ArtWorld. We hope to see you again.
~ Arlene CT
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