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Fresh Spring Watercolor Azaleas
Spring is here! Fresh and bright, sun drenched Azaleas with gorgeous new yellow green buds shooting forth in this lovely watercolor design!
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art | nature | painting | photography | tree reflections
Winter’s Glow: Watercolor Reflections
Small, delicate. A little miniature watercolor painting created with Amethyst and Sodalite. Just 2 colors. But she hints at mystery and night. Wabi Sabi in Winter To hint, to infer and to suggest at the deeper mysteries, at the beauty of nature is very Zen, very Wabi Sabi. It is probably, I’d say, one of […]
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art | inspiration | nature | painting | photography
Beguiling Addiction of Cobalt Teal Blue
Ah, without a doubt, this addiction pulls at my mind daily. Always scanning the room, the beach, the environment, what people wear. All for a glance of my favored paint color, Cobalt Teal Blue pg50. As far as vices go, its one of the nicer ones to have. Sharing it, makes it seem just a […]
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Happy Artist’s Christmas List
Still looking for stocking stuffer ideas for the artist in your family? If you’re the artist, you know it doesn’t take a lot to make you smile when you unwrap your treasures under the tree! Perhaps a hint or two might be in order….. For those of you who might still be looking for a quick […]
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My Tree Stands
Crash! My Christmas tree takes a nosedive scattering ornaments from one end of the living room to the other. Widespread mayhem via kitty helpers. A Lady and The Tramp and siamese cats …replay. I wasn’t smiling. No video recorded the scowling and howling that went on. However, I cleaned up the mess, sorted the […]
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Stunning Combination: Watercolors
Want a winning new watercolor combination to try? You’re going to love this one with its Spectacular Effects! Creative, fun, imaginative. Perfect for landscape paintings. Relaxing, calm, zen. What more could you ask for?! This duo can just about create a painting by themselves if you let them. Daniel Smith Watercolor Combination Lunar Black […]
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In The Creative Zone
Sunday rolls by, with Monday’s class agendas on my mind….I need to get in the creative zone! Perhaps, with some experimentation inspiration and Ideas will arise. Cobalt Teal Blue pg50 paired with Indigo Daniel Smith watercolours makes a great duet I think. Forest in Snow, (Indigo, Cobalt […]
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Easy Beginners Watercolour Techniques
Easy Beginners Watercolour Techniques revolve around watercolours being fun, lively playful and forgiving! They are so easy to correct mistakes, they really are perfect for beginners. These Watercolour Beginner’s snippets and tidbits will help get you started and keep you moving forward in a fun and fast paced approach. Watercolour Beginner Techniques For the […]
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Prussian Blue Pb27 Colour Mixing Ideas
Prussian blue is a deep and mysterious blue paint that creates the most magnificent foliage greenery. I love its tonal ranges from a very dilute pale cool greeny blue to the full mass tone of near midnight blue black. Prussian Blue This blue paint was created by accident around 1706 by a […]
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Daniel Smith Watercolors: Gemstone Paints
Daniel Smith watercolors… they make it so difficult not to play! And I’ve been playing and discovering new things with D.S. paints for over 25 years now. Whilst teaching my experimental Daniel Smith watercolor demos and workshops at their Seattle and Bellevue stores, a friend who was on staff there, chuckled abit at my out […]