Child Wonder Meets Taylor Swift

 First I drew Child Wonder from an Awesome Art School tutorial taught by Karen Campbell. The second part of that expression lesson is on creating another pose with the same character and expression. That was actually so fun! I checked out drawings on Pinterest and found a cute drawing of a little girl dancing with almost the same expression of my Child Wonder. If was a perfect reference except for the hair.                        

I drew this girl with the same Graphgear 1000 Pentel pencil and painted her using the Prima Watercolors. My version of the little girl has wonderful long hair! I used a Gelly Roll pen for eye highlights.

So while dancing Child Wonder was so excited to have met Taylor Swift! Who knew little drawn characters could be Swifties!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-020325-anything-goes.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-817.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-293-winners.html 

Faerie on Toned Paper

 

This is my faerie on toned paper from a tutorial by Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School. She isn't my favorite drawing in my Strathmore Toned Tan sketchbook. I like her even though I made a ton of mistakes!

I drew her using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel pencil and colored her with an assortment of Prismacolor Pencils. I added a blue/grey  background with a Sharpie Creative Marker and the faerie suddenly had wings!

Street Scene Line and Wash

 

This painting was created following a tutorial by Jeannette Vivo Lagasi of Vivo Vintage Designs. She sent her thanks to Peter Sheeler for the inspiration from his You Tube tutorial. I've seen the work by Peter Sheeler, but hadn't tried it on my own.

I drew this piece using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil and painted it using Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. This is the second page in my Canson XL 140 lb. watercolor book. I used a Micron Pen for details and a Gelly Roll Pen for highlights. I used Sharpie Creative Markers for additional details.

 I love working in this book using the washi tape to hold the white area, framing the work.

I enjoyed this piece and I know I will be back for more of Jeannett's tutorials.

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-020325-anything-goes.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/02/morgans-artworld-challenge-85.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/classic-design-challenge-01-2025-janfeb.html 

Child "Wonder" in Watercolor

 

I so enjoyed working on this young girl from a drawing by Cameron Mark. He's a wonderful illustrator and character artist. Karen Campbell taught this tutorial for Awesome Art School.

I drew this sweetie using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel pencil in my Canson XL 140 lb. watercolor book and painted her with Prima watercolors.  At first I thought of my granddaughter. Maybe the painting would turn out to be her. I loved painting the hair which came out beautiful, but it doesn't match my granddaughter's hair. Although the grey/green eyes, pink shirt and pink and purple tennis shoes do remind me of my beautiful granddaughter. 

A few markers have enhanced the watercolor. These are Molotow Blackliners, Master's Touch Fineliners and Artists Loft Permanent Markers. I used gouache for the white highlights in the girl's eyes and a bit of Gansai Tambi Gem Colors to decorate her tennis shoes.

What a delightful little girl!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-020325-anything-goes.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/02/morgans-artworld-challenge-85.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/classic-design-challenge-01-2025-janfeb.html 

Mushroom Houses in Watercolor

 

 

I enjoyed the Mushroom House live tutorial by Karen Campbell's for Awesome Art School so much, that I wanted to do another. So I went on Pinterest to see if there were any Mushroom House tutorials and there were plenty! The one I liked the most is from Rainbow Parrot Art on YouTube. She gave step by step instruction for a beautiful marker colored Mushroom House scene.

I drew a version of the Rainbow Parrot Art tutorial with my Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil, on my Canson XL watercolor book. I added what I learned from Karen's lesson and others that I worked on my own. Using a couple of Prima Paint sets, I worked on this scene. I used a white Gelly Roll Pen for highlights and I added some black lines with a Micron Pen.

I love my finished scene and noticed how well the additional techniques I've learned, make my piece stand out.

Challenge:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-020325-anything-goes.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-816.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/classic-design-challenge-01-2025-janfeb.html

 

Mother of Dragons in Graphite

 

 I understand some upcoming toned paper tutorial are going to be available at Awesome Art School. I enjoy working in my Strathmore Toned Tan Sketch book and want to include more of these art pieces in that book. 

I found the "Mother of Dragons," tutorial already in in the art school. So I took this opportunity to draw the image and shade it in my book with following supplies:

Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil

Blackwing - Matte Pencil

General's 2B Pencil

White Prismacolor Pencil

Paper Stump

I loved working on this beautiful image. Mine doesn't look like Karen's, but I do love how it came out.

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/02/february-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/571.html 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/02/morgans-artworld-challenge-85.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/02/challenge-020325-anything-goes.html

Little Mushroom House

 

When Karen Campbell announced that there would be a cute Little Mushroom House tutorial, I was all in. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to watch the live tutorial in Awesome Art School. No problem, I watched Karen, along with Lucy Brydon in the taped lesson.

I drew my Mushroom House with a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil on Strathmore watercolor paper. I painted the house using Prima watercolors and added outlines and details with a Micron Pen. I used a Gelly Roll Pen for the highlights.

I was so happy to work on this little house, it fits in with my current paintings of little cottages!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge12025-january-6th-31st-include.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2025/01/571.html 

https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2025/01/challenge-329-use-pink-or-red.html