Chickadee and Flowers

I love to sketch and paint birds and today I have another to share with you. A little Chickadee surrounded by flowers.

I just fell in love. 🙂

Chickadee and Flowers

painted on 7×10 inch Canson watercolor paper

This little birdie was the pick me up that I needed a few weeks ago. ❤

After a few paintings didn’t work out very well, I needed to get back to something I really enjoy painting. It’s good to know where to turn and what makes you feel good.

I decided to follow my heart and that made me very happy.

Watercolor tips:

• give some thought to your color palette and background before you begin
• allow some areas of paint to bleed into one another and let the watercolor magic happen
• don’t put pressure on yourself, stay positive and enjoy the process

I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love.
Thanks for stopping by and following along. Until next time, have a great week and enjoy yourself. 🙂

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

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Thursday Buzz – Flowers and a Bee

Flowers and a Bee

Flowers and a Bee painted on 7×10 inch Canson watercolor paper.

Thinking about Spring and sharing some cheerful flowers with you today.

Happy Thursday! 🙂

Patty Anne

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Calm and Peaceful

Sharing a few calm and peaceful images with you today.

Lavender calm -painted in my 8×10 Pentalic Watercolor Sketchbook

Lavender calm

This painting was inspired by an exercise in the lovely Jean Haines’ book, Paint yourself calm. I love the simplicity of this painting.

Jean notes that it is important to enjoy the painting experience and not worry about the outcome. When I am able to let go and do that, it really feels good. 🙂

Pastel Sunset

A favorite photo at Clearwater beach, Florida. After an evening walk at the beach,  I was treated with a beautiful pastel sunset.  A nice way to end a fun weekend getaway.

Thanks for stopping by and following along. I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love.

Have a wonderful week! 🙂

Patty Anne

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Quiet Thursday – Bunny Blue Eyes

I hope this cute little bunny brightens your day. 🙂

Bunny Blue eyes

Bunny watercolor and ink – 9 x12 inch Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook

This little bunny makes me think of Spring. That makes me happy! 🙂

Wishing you a happy Thursday and a great weekend!

Patty Anne

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A Big Hello from Huey

In honor of the Chinese New Year – Year of the Dog, I thought it was a good time to introduce my Black Lab, Huey Lewis.

Huey Lewis

Huey is a happy boy, always ready to play and have fun. He loves the usual games like catch, fetch, and keep away with Mom’s socks. It’s pretty cute when he wants to play and will try to get my attention by dropping his toy on my lap or my desk. If he still doesn’t get my attention, he will pick it up and toss it to me. 🙂

 

Huey out for a swim at the lake

 

His other true love is swimming. When we are at the lake it is hard to keep him out of the water.  The lake is his happy place (and mine too). 🙂

Pure joy at the lake

 

He is alway on patrol keeping an eye on the yard and everything going on in the neighborhood. Last year I painted this picture of him sitting on the couch looking outside. He takes this job very seriously.

Huey watching over the backyard

 

I hope you enjoyed meeting my sweet boy, Huey Lewis.  Thanks for stopping by and following along.

Until next time, have a great week and enjoy yourself.

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

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Quiet Thursday – Pink Petals

Pink Petals painted on 6×9 inch Aquabee watercolor paper.

Sending a little happy your way today with these pretty pink petals. 🙂

Hope you have a great weekend and do something fun.

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

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Blue Jay on a branch

I worked on sketching and painting a Blue Jay this week. My painting was inspired by a beautiful photo on pexels.com (a favorite online site that has free stock photos for artists to use).

After a light sketch in pencil, I used black Micron pens to complete the sketch. I love Micron pens, the ink is waterproof and fade proof, just perfect for using with watercolor.

Watercolor Tip: Gently erase any remaining pencil lines before painting. Leftover pencil markings will be impossible to remove once they’ve been painted over. If you forget to remove them, it is no big deal. I’ve done that many times. 🙂

Blue Jay ink sketch

 

Adding watercolor is the fun part and it brings the birdie to life. I added a little extra splash here and there to make the painting more lively and to hopefully create more interest.

Watercolor tip: To create a bit of splash, I loaded the brush with color and then tapped on the handle directly over my paper. I repeated the splash using a few different size brushes and colors. Splashing and spattering can be a bit messy, I like to cover my work area with paper towels to catch any overspray.

Daniel Smith watercolors used:
Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna Light
Yellow Ochre
Cobalt Teal Blue

Blue Jay watercolor and ink

 

Conversation with Birdie –  a little poem that I wrote.
Now, if only Mr. Blue Jay would stick around long enough to chat. 🙂

Tell me your thoughts little birdie

Are you free from worry?

What is it like to fly above?

Is your heart filled with love?

How do you know your way?

Please share with me today.

I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love. Thanks for stopping by and following along. Until next time, enjoy yourself and stay warm.

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

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