Last week on the blog I shared a preview of a landscape series I worked on for a local display. This week you’re invited to paint along with me! Here are a few things you can grab to prepare: SUPPLIES jar of water paper towel for blotting watercolor paints. I am using this set in the video.* flat and rounded brushes watercolor paper or a sketchbook pastels for layering. In the video, I am using chalk pastels like this.*...
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Well hello there friends! Welcome to my last blog post of 2021! I have a fun watercolor tutorial for you inspired by the Christmas Tree Farm. Here’s what you can round up before you start the video: SUPPLIES jar of water paper towel for blotting watercolor paints. I am using a set of tube watercolors squeezed into the lid of an old watercolor tray set preferably a flat brush watercolor paper (I am using a 5×7″ piece) with the...
It’s time again for another “paint with me” tutorial. Have I told you that aspire to me the female 2021 Bob Ross? Here’s what you can round up before you start the video: SUPPLIES jar of water paper towel for blotting pencil watercolor paints. I use this Sakura Koi set in the video. your favorite brushes (I like rounded brushes with tips like these*). watercolor paper (I am using a 4×6″ piece) with the edges taped (optional) THE VIDEO I’d love to...
Hello and welcome! Last week on a gloomy, rainy day, I recorded a bird tutorial for you featuring a fun purple-blue bullfinch on a branch with berries. I think you’ll enjoy it. Want to paint with me? Here’s what you can round up before you start the video: SUPPLIES jar of water paper towel for blotting watercolor paints. I use this Sakura Koi set in the video. your favorite brushes (I like rounded brushes with tips like these*). paper: I...
My kindergarten son and I recorded a tutorial for a fun cool and warm color study abstract. You can tell he wasn’t thrilled to join me, but he ended up really happy with his creation and it’s now framed in his room. I love seeing kids respond to art. I also love projects that have enough guidance that they don’t feel overwhelmed, but also enough freedom that they can create something unique to them. Instructions and a materials list...
I’m no professional, but you know what I prescribe for stressful days when life feels crushing? Breathing. Prayer and Scripture. Friends. Therapy. The outdoors. And low-stress painting! I can help you with the last one! Here’s a little color mixing experiment you can do with simple watercolor supplies. I found this idea for mixing greens in the Watercolor Fix-it Book by Tony Van Hasselt and Judi Wagner. To break out of the “tray” or “bottle” of greens and get...
I love this Youtube video of a shepherd calling his sheep to himself. I also love that God describes Himself as a shepherd. “A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will...
I almost didn’t post this one because it felt a bit chaotic with four sets of hands and arms and chatter, but friends say to post it, so here goes! Like most of you, my kids are home with me for . . . how long? I spent the first week of this alternating between doomsday scenarios, panic, and mentally checking out in a deluge of news and Facebook posts. I’m still checking the news, but I’m trying to...
This watercolor tutorial is all about playing with color! In the video below, my daughter and I walk you through ways you can play with the color purple. I think you’ll be surprised with the varying results. Here are some things you might want to have on hand before you start the video: jar of water (we reuse yogurt containers) paper towel for blotting watercolor paints. We use something like this* in the video (ours came from Michael’s). your favorite brushes...
My son joined me for a simple little tutorial today! One of my favorite paintings in the home is a watercolor sketch I did on a page from a book about blackbirds (pictured below). I thought this would be a fun project to share with you! Full disclosure: I didn’t plan on him joining me, but we rolled with it. He did so well, and even said he thought his painting was better than mine! You’ll need the following: jar...
