Fairy Queen Pencil and Watercolor Wash

 I'm taking a four day fun art party course from Karen Campbell at her Awesome Art School, online. This Fairy Queen was such fun to work on. Thru a series of videos, Karen showed how to draw and shade this lovely queen.

I drew my Fairy Queen on a 5x7" hot press New York Central Watercolor Block. I used #2 pencil to draw the elements of the face and a Generals 6B soft pencil along with a blending stump to do the shading. I painted the face with Jane Davenport watercolor washes.

I'm very happy with this drawing and look forward to show off more of these wonderful tutorials.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html 

https://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-2-2023-anything-goes-winner.html?sc=1677453294392#c3445637539520388929

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/tfatu-february-2023-anything-fantasy.html 

Make You're Own Kind Of Music

 

It's so much fun to use my rubber stamp collection for pages in my art journal. I used Copic Markers to color the stamped kids. I used ripped up pages of vintage ephermera for the background and sprayed Distress Oxide Spray over it, wiping it with a baby wipe.

I used sticky letters from my stash and some die cut music notes and a button shaped guitar to finish off the page.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html 

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-192-ag-say-what-use-sentiment.html

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-103/ 

https://parkhoppingmyhappyplace.com/2023/02/01/february-2023/ 

Under the Hill, a Line and Wash Watercolor

 

Although I haven't read "The Hobbit," I love how it has inspired Sarah Cray to teach this tutorial. It was fun to follow and great to expand on with my own ideas.

I used my light pad to transfer the outline to my Canson 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper. I painted this piece with Jane Davenport watercolors and added lines with a Micron 01 pen and a Uni-ball Signo pen.

This painting is 8x10", giving me lots of room to play around with the scene. And I did!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html 

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/challenge-192-ag-say-what-use-sentiment.html

https://outlawzchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/february-2023-linky.html 

https://worldwidecrafterscoloristschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/worldwide-crafters-and-colorists.html

Jemima Puddleduck Watercolor Anniversary Surprise

 Here's a third addition to my husband's duck watercolor collection. It's such fun to paint Diane Antone's tutorials from her sketches! I transferred her sketched design using my light pad to get it onto my Canson watercolor paper. I painted this duck using Winsor Newton Cotman watercolor tubes. For details I used a Micron 01 pen.

This duck will be my husband anniversary surprise!

Challenges:

https://worldwidecrafterscoloristschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/worldwide-crafters-and-colorists.html 

 https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://outlawzchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/february-2023-linky.html 

Chickadee and Magnolias in Watercolor

 

The inspiration for this painting came from a tutorial by Diane Antone. I love the elements and style of this tutorial, but chose to make some changes to make it my own.

I chose to change the flowers and paint them with the more vibrant paint palette of Jane Davenport watercolors. I also added line with a Micron 01 pen.

I guess I pushed the envelope a bit when I painted this piece, but I love the finished work!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2023/02/morgans-artworld-challenge-2.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/classic-design-challenge-february-2023-2.html

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge-1.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

Cat and Butterflies Art Journal Page

 

I have been looking for a project to use my collection of printed papers. The design for the page was inspired by a Diane Salter tutorial, I found on Pinterest.

I began using book pages for layers of collage in the background applied with Matte Medium and a light coat of gesso. Once it was dry I scribbled over the top with Carandache Crayons and blended that with a wet brush. I blended it further with a baby wipe.

Using a template from the tutorial I traced and cut out the cat pieces and adhered them to the page with the Matte Medium. Once dry I outlined the pieces of the cat with a Posca Pen. I traced and colored two butterflies to the background, from a Craft Emotions stencil.

This was a fun project, which came out so well!

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2023/02/morgans-artworld-challenge-2.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/classic-design-challenge-february-2023-2.html

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge-1.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

 https://theoutlawzchallenges-saturday.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-outlawz-saturday-paper-la-mode.html

https://outlawzchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/01/february-2023-linky.html 

Chinese Line and Wash

 

I looked forward to painting this Chinese Line and Wash from a Paul Clark tutorial, when I ordered my Kuretake Gansai Tambi Japanese watercolor set. It didn't disappoint!

I transferred the outline onto Canson 140 lb. cold press paper. The line and details were done with a Micron 01 pen.

This wasn't an easy piece to paint, especially the water, but I'm happy with it. I love these new paints!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2023/02/morgans-artworld-challenge-2.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/02/classic-design-challenge-february-2023-2.html

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge-1.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/02/february-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html