Watercolor Trees Part 4
Welcome to the last part of my Watercolor Trees series. I originally planned on painting mostly Birch trees but I learned that I love painting Pine trees. The painting above is from from part 4. Â
Watercolor Trees Part 3
I know this is late but I was taking care of sick kids and getting ready for my sons Eagle Scout Project yesterday so posting about my trees just didn’t get done….until now. I really struggled painting trees this last week. I wasn’t feeling it. I got frustrated. Then, I remembered I’m still learning. So…
Watercolor Trees Part 2
Hello again! This week I’m trying my hand at painting Pine trees. There’s just something about a Pine tree that I love. I started with a couple Birch trees but changed my mind. Now that I look at this photo I’m really liking Birch and Pines together. Maybe I’ll try painting a scene with both of…
Watercolor Trees Part 1
Remember last year when I taught myself how to paint Watercolor Poppies in just 4 weeks, for FREE? If not, you can see each week here:Â 1, 2, 3, 4. Well, I’m back to teach myself how to paint Watercolor Trees. I’ll post what I learn every Weds for 4 weeks, starting today. I’m in love…
Learning How to Paint Watercolor Poppies, My Way – Part 4
Here we are at the end of my Poppy Challenge {learn to paint watercolor poppies, my way}. I’m excited about what I’ve learned, very excited! It’s hard to believe that just 4 weeks ago I could barely paint a Watercolor Poppy and now I can paint them with ease and confidence, my way. yay! Part…
Learning How To Paint Watercolor Poppies, My Way – Part 3
{{UPDATE: The painting above was painted today. I couldn’t resist sharing it with my Paint Party Friday & Making It Pretty Friends}} I’ve been practicing my poppies, can you tell?! I sure can! It’s interesting to me how different my poppies have been over the last 3 Weeks. Part 1 & Part 2 Here’s a recap: Wow! See the…
Learning how to Paint Watercolor Poppies, My Way – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my Watercolor Series! You can see the first post here. I’m excited to share my watercolor poppies with y’all. For this week, I wanted to practice painting small, dainty flowers that had a sketchy feel. I thought of what might look good on scrapbook paper or small print fabric to…
Learning how to Paint Watercolor Poppies, My Way – Part 1
I love Poppies. I’ve always loved orange -red Poppies. I guess it comes from growing up in Calif. where the state flower is a Poppy. Whatever the reason I’ve always been a fan….especially of watercolor Poppies. So, I’ve decided to learn how to paint them-my way. Everyone has a different style of painting flowers, or…
Creative Process: 2013 Doodle Birds Mini Calendar
I love to see the Creative Process of handmade items so I thought I would share mine. This is my 2013 Doodle Birds Mini Calendar available in my Shop. I started by sketching a rough draft each bird on a piece of scratch paper, normally I would use my sketch book but I only had…
Hand Lettering Practice
I’m taking a much needed break from taking pics of my products. It’s making me really nutz’o. I have a couple items in my shop…yay! This break is for drawing letters! I love typography, fonts, calligraphy, etc. So, I was super excited when Amanda from Wit&Whistle started a Hand Lettering Group on Pinterest. I’m a bit…
I Love Nicole’s Classes
{Two designs I did for the Ornaments and Embellishments Class at Nicole’s Classes} Do you love learning, I love learning! I’m always trying to learn something new and I don’t read anything unless I’m learning something from it. I also take classes from Nicole’s Classes, a great way to learn Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Photography and more. I’m on…
