Today I have a simple watercolor warm up to share.
Hope your day is wonderful! 💙
This little landscape warm up in my sketchbook was a great way to loosen up and play a bit.
It’s always fun to watch the colors mix and mingle on the paper. I love that it ended up looking like waves rolling in.
I hope you take the time to do what you love and enjoy the process. Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Today I have another recent landscape to share with you.
Hope you are enjoying your day. 💙
9 x 12 inch watercolor – Look Beyond
Materials used:
Fluid Watercolor paper – hot pressed
Daniel Smith watercolors
Brushes: Flat 1 inch, Squirrel Mop #4, Liner #1
Cut up plastic credit card
Spray bottle
I’m loving this limited color palette. The pretty blue really stands out and just makes my heart sing. The raw sienna seems to glow and gently guides your eye around the painting. I love the little bits of unpainted white paper, it creates a little sparkle on the page.
I hope you are inspired to create art and have fun. Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Today I have another landscape to share with you.
I hope you are doing well and enjoying your day. 💙
Materials used:
Arches hot press watercolor paper
Brushes: Round #14, Flat 1 inch, and Liner #1
Daniel Smith Watercolors
This painting was inspired by artist Scott Swinson on youtube. As with most landscapes I started with the sky area first and then worked my way down the page. Most of my time was spent on the middle section where the focal point is. I love how the distant trees turned out. The snowy path leads your eye into the painting (hopefully 😊).
One minor issue I had while painting the trees was that a little paint spattered into the finished sky. I was able to go with it and carefully turned them into distant birds. yay!
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
It may be early but I’ve been thinking about Christmas. I decided try another version of a block tree painting this year. Hope you enjoy seeing my process.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
I pulled out my stash of washi tape and blocked off a triangle tree shape. My process photos were taken in the evening as I worked so the quality is not great, sorry about that.
I used a narrow tape for the diagonal lines. What I love about the tape (besides the fact that it’s so pretty) is that it’s not too sticky and I was able to adjust the placement multiple times without damaging the paper.
I used just two colors for this painting:
Undersea green and Prussian blue
My tools used:
Round #6 brush, a cut up credit card , and a ruler
I simply wet the paper with a little clean water using diagonal strokes. I mostly painted with the credit card dragging paint in various directions. Using the brush I was able to get paint into the corners and fill in around the edges.
The final reveal after removing the tape… (the most exciting part!)
I’m pretty excited with the result. I really love the bold color and simple design. I think this will make a lovely card.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
I love to paint leaves. There is something so relaxing and enjoyable about painting simple leaves.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
This painting was done using a large flat brush and a cut up credit card. A little experimentation and fun!
I wet the paper with clean water making leaf shapes using the large flat brush. Then I dipped my plastic card into the watercolor paint and moved the card across the paper to create some nice leaf shapes.
My watercolors used are from Daniel Smith:
Undersea Green
Prussian Blue
A little close up view here. I love how the colors move across the paper when it hits the water. The swirls and blending on the paper is kind of magical. 🙂
It seems when I just paint and play without worry, nice things happen.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Until next time, share a smile and shine on.
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
I hope you are having a wonderful holiday weekend.
Happy Independence day! ❤️ 🇺🇸
I painted this watercolor landscape using a large flat brush and a limited color palette.
I was pretty happy with the results. When I decided I was finished painting I flipped it around to let it dry a bit upside down.
I was a bit shocked by how much I loved this painting upside down. It made me smile and think, how did this even happen?? It looks like a water view now. There’s always something to learn from each painting.
I waited a while before removing the tape around the border and deciding where to place my signature.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Today I have a variety of landscapes to share with you. One of my art goals this year was to continue to paint more landscapes and push myself to explore and have fun.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
Abstract landscape
Warmer colors in the foreground and cooler colors in the background.
I love the brush marks and water spots in the foreground. They create some nice interest and texture.
Brushes used: large round #14 and a mini fan
Countryside landscape
I follow many awesome artists on Instagram. This piece was inspired by sophiemomo1. Her works always speaks to me and pulls me in. I can feel the calm and beauty of nature in her work.
The flowers and leaves in the foreground add nice color to this piece. I just love how they turned out, they’re quite joyful.
In my 9 x 12 inch watercolor sketchbook I taped off 4 squares for mini landscapes. This exercise allowed me to complete some quick paintings and try out a few different scenes.
I started with simple sketches and painted with a large brush to keep things loose. It was a good practice and lots of fun.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Happy Sunday, friends! 💙
Share a smile and shine on!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
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I have another round of watercolor landscapes to share today.
Happy Thursday, friends! 💙
I started off working in my 7 x 10 inch watercolor sketchbook.
Using a large round brush (#12), I wet the paper with some clean water. Then dipped my damp brush into the paint and applied the color in large bold strokes. The wet paint on wet paper creates a nice bleed and color movement. Watching the color move across the paper is always very exciting.
In both paintings I used a limited palette of three colors: Prussian Blue, Yellow Ochre, and Payne’s Gray.
For the second painting, I used an 11 x 15 inch piece of watercolor paper. I decided to go a little larger with this one. Painting on large paper is a different experience. There’s more room to be expressive and have fun with your brush and that feels great. 😊
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, stay safe and be well!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
I’ve been having fun painting more landscapes and have a few to share with you today.
Happy Thursday, friends! 🧡
A simple landscape of distant hills.
I’ve been trying to push ahead and paint without worry. Some days that’s easier than others. 😊
A peaceful scene with distant trees and hills.
Daniel Smith watercolors: Ultramarine blue, Burnt sienna light, and Yellow ochre
Brush: Princeton Neptune Round 12
Watercolor tips:
I hope you enjoy seeing my art and are inspired to create, play, and have fun.
Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent.
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
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