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Category Archives: Illustration
Magnolia Watercolor In My Journal
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) This was a challenge with some Arty Friends……
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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An Illustrated Map of Hawaii
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) We’ve been going to Hawaii, on and off, for about 10 years now, and I finally did a Map showing all the fun adventures that we’ve had there, over … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustrated Map, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Tiger….
So, this one was a disappointment. The initial pencil drawing was good. Then I added Indelible Ink Pen, but apparently I bought FAKE Sakura Micron Pens and they ran like mad, and made the whole painting really muddy. (So, if … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, Illustration, InkAndWash, Journal, Moleskine, Tiger, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged drawing, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Alcohol Based Markers
I’ve been seeing a LOT of art lately that’s done with Alcohol Based Markers, and some of it is amazing. Blick’s had an 85% Off sale on a 24-piece set, so I bought it to give them a try. I … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol Markers, Faces, Figurative, Illustration, Journal, Markers, Moleskine, Travel Journal
Tagged Alcohol Markers, drawing, faces, figurative, journal, Markers, moleskine
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A Nose…..
I drew a nose………. ‘nough said………….
Posted in Faces, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal
Tagged drawing, faces, Illustration, journal, moleskine
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Figurative……….
I am really enjoying drawing faces and figures………. I sketched this sexy lady from a photo of a Clay and Cloth Doll that someone had made and posted on the ‘net……
Posted in Drawings, Faces, Figurative, Illustration, InkAndWash, Journal, Moleskine, Watercolor
Tagged drawing, faces, figurative, Illustration, journal, moleskine, watercolor
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Ink and Wash Face
I was trying to follow a YouTube Tutorial for drawing faces with watercolor, but the instructor went really fast. Instead of pausing it, I just kept throwing paint onto the page and hoped for the best. Surprise! That plan didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, Faces, Figurative, Illustration, InkAndWash, Journal, Moleskine, outline scribble style, Watercolor
Tagged drawing, faces, figurative, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor Christmas Cards….
No description needed………… Boy I love my studio…………
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Christmas, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, christmas, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor Heron
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) I love how much white is in this piece
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor Polar Bears
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) More practice………. I love this first one, particularly the combination of hard edges and lost edges. Something’s not quite right with this one; I lost some of the … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor Lovebirds
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) Again, I’m doing practice pieces for when I have students in who want to try watercolor. This is a potential for a class, done as a 10″ x 8″. … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor Landscape
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) After doing the Hummingbird, which turned out sort of OK, but didn’t feel at all like me, I needed to do something different. Here’s an impressionistic landscape, completely out … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor Hummingbird
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) I’ve got a couple women coming over to try watercolor, and I was having trouble coming up with something to paint. I finally found a hummingbird, which is NOT … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor In My Journal
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) I did this one while out “camping”, and by camping I mean being in our gorgeous 19 foot Travel Trailer. I copied it from an image I found on … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Some MORE Watercolor Christmas Postcards……
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) Note: I created a separate PAGE (as opposed to a Blog Post) for Christmas Cards that I’ve made. Go here to see them, if you like. I promise that … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Some Watercolor Christmas Postcards……
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) A few Christmas Cards that I painted in 2018 These first ones turned out quite well Fa La La La Llama…. But they’re not all keepers…..
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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More “found” Watercolor In My Journal
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) A few more that I had forgotten about….. sometimes my journal isn’t handy, but I’ve got scraps of watercolor paper laying around, so I paint on them, and tuck … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Pencil Sketch of an Eye
I just did a YouTube Tutorial by Darlene of RapidFireArt – Yowza, is this girl talented. I spent about an hour doing this drawing, and it was definitely time well spent. All I used was a cheap 6B pencil, kneadable … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, Figurative, Illustration, Moleskine, Pens 'n Pencils
Tagged drawing, faces, figurative, Illustration, journal, moleskine
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Watercolor In My Journal
(Click any image to see it bigger in a new tab) I forgotten that I’d done these pages…… A Japanese Lantern Plant In the style of an artist I admire – Karen Knutson Not sure why I drew this knobby-kneed … Continue reading
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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Watercolor ArtDay With The Ladies
Another wonderful day in my studio with some creative, playful, fabulous friends! 2 have experience with watercolor, one has used watercolor 3 times. Here’s my version of the Koi that we painted: and Lorna’s Jackie’s Marilyn’s The Group
Posted in ArtEveryDay, Birds, Drawings, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal, Watercolor
Tagged Art Every Day, drawing, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor
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