Category: Photography

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Tulips on my mind

I have more tulips to share with you today. I can’t seem to get enough of them lately.

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Happy Mother’s Day, friends! 🌷

I was excited when my tulips started coming up this Spring. A short time later though, I found that something had dined on all of the buds. My beautiful daffodils nearby survived so I was thankful for that.

I thought I would have to wait until next year to see the tulips I planted last fall but luckily, a few survived. Oh happy day!!

I snapped this pic last weekend. This little beauty made my day…

What a gorgeous color! That’s a #colorcrush for sure 😀

I played with coffee again and painted a few tulips. After the painting dried, I sketched on top with a sepia micron pen.

Always fun playing with design ideas

and splashing around some paint.

Adding color on top of an ink sketch as I did with this one, is a challenge for me. I feel this internal struggle with where to start and how much color to add.

Tulip bunch – 9 x 12 inch Arches hot press watercolor paper

A loose watercolor painting with a large round brush. Direct paint to paper with no sketching first. I like this simple composition and was happy that I walked away before I had time to overwork it. Knowing when to stop is often the hardest part.

I hope you are inspired to create art and do what more of what you love.

Until next time, share a smile and shine on!

🌸 Patty Anne 🌸

Backyard Tufted Titmouse

The Tufted Titmouse is a regular visitor at my backyard feeder. I love to photograph and paint this little guy. Today I have a few backyard birdies to share with you.

Hope you have a wonderful Sunday! 😊

Tufted Titmouse – 9 x 12 inch bee watercolor paper

A quick sketch with a Micron pen and watercolor. I love this simple line and wash style. Splashing paint around at the end adds a little movement and fun. 😀

Watercolor tips:

a few light washes to build up color always works well
leave a few white spots here and there to add a little sparkle

A few inspiration photos from the backyard feeder.

A visit last Spring perched above the feeder

and a little rest on a nearby branch… ❤️

A recent visit with Autumn colors in the background.

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Until next time, share a smile and have a great week!

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

Painting the garden

A little painting inspiration from last summer.

Happy Thursday, friends! 🌼 😊

Black-eyed Susans – July 2018

It’s always good to practice and play. Learning what works and what doesn’t with watercolor takes time and a lot of practice. Allow time to experiment and observe, no need to fuss, just play.

A few notes on my little flower practice below:

I used a round #12 brush (and a #6 for some of the smaller petals).

1 – add a round puddle of color for the flower center

2 – add simple petals around the damp center

3 – add a drop of water in the center of the damp flower and allow it to bleed out into the petals

4 – add a little water to the edge of a few petals and allow the damp color to soften and bleed out

Center: Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Burnt Sienna
Petals: Cadmium Yellow, Hansa Yellow Dark

Below I tried a darker center with lighter petals.

There are so many options…just have fun!

Center: Sepia, Burnt Sienna
Petals: Hansa Yellow light, Yellow ochre

My watercolor painting of Black-eyed Susans reminds me of summer. 🌞

Summer Flowers – 9 x 12 inch Bee watercolor paper

I hope you are inspired to create and have fun. If you would like to receive notifications of new posts, simply click the follow button. I would love to have you join me on this creative journey.

Until next time, share a smile and have a great week.

Happy Painting! 💛

Patty Anne

One last swim

A few favorite photos to share from a recent weekend at the lake.

Happy Sunday friends! 🙂

One last hurrah at the lake, splashing around and having fun!

Diving in and loving every minute of it. 💗🐾 Oh, happy day!!

and back in again… but this time I managed to get a shot with one paw in the water and the rest of his body in the air.

Playing at the shore in the weeds and getting ready to hit the dock again at full speed.

A view through the weeds on the shore as my boy swims by.

I love this lake view, so calm and peaceful.

This photo of a pine branch in the afternoon sun really speaks to my heart.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this time at the lake and Huey’s last swim of the season.

Hope you have a great week.

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

Soft pink roses

A quiet post with soft pink roses today.

🌸 Happy Thursday! 🌸

Soft pink roses – 9 x 12 inch Bee watercolor paper

watercolor inspiration photo – March 2018

Until next time, share a smile and sprinkle kindness all around.

Happy Painting! 😊

Patty Anne

A little sunshine

A little bit of sunshine for you today. 🙂

Happy Thursday!

Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.

~ Walt Whitman

This glorious sunflower in my garden just makes my heart sing.

Such a happy flower, sunflowers are always smiling. 🙂

Even as the petals begin to wilt they are still lovely.

I caught this little chipmunk resting out back and staring off into the distance. Such a cutie, I just had to share. ❤

If Huey Lewis had been outside with me I’m sure this fella wouldn’t have hung around for his photo shoot. 😉

I hope you are inspired to create art and do what you love. Thank you for stopping by and following along. Until next time, share a smile and shine on.

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

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Lovely Roses

A few roses to share with you today. While we were on vacation earlier this year my husband captured these beautiful images with our new camera. Hope you enjoy.

Happy Sunday! 🙂

A simple white rose surrounded by many shades of green.

Delicate pink petals, so many different shades of happy. ❤

A gorgeous pink tipped rose….hello beautiful!

These photos make me want to grab a brush and practice painting roses. 🙂

Thank you for stopping by and following along. I hope you are inspired to create art and do what you love. Until next time, have a great week!

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne

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Reflection at the shore

I decided to paint something different this week.

Happy Sunday! 🙂

Weeds and grass at the lake shore. Although it sounds like a simple subject, I worried that painting this photo would not turn out very well.

My painting inspiration, a photo at the lake.

A few notes and tips before I share my results with you…

The water was painted first and after it dried I layered the grasses on top.
As you get further away, waves should be smaller and their color should be lighter.
For the weeds and grass, I used different sized brushes, different color mixes, and switched back and forth frequently.
Brushes used: Round #12, Flat angle 1/2 inch, and Liner #2
Painted while standing instead of sitting, it was a nice change.

My first attempt was a good practice. One problem that stands out is that there are not enough dark values. What I really like in this painting though is the feeling of movement in the grass and weeds.

Reflection at the shore – 9 x 12 inch Bee watercolor paper

Then my second attempt… a very different result, darker and bolder.

Probably went a little too far with dark values this time, a little over correction. 😉

Reflection at the shore 2 – 9 x 12 inch Bee watercolor paper

Before starting the first painting, I had to hush that little voice telling me that I could not do this. I realized that I just had to get out of my own way and go for it. In the end, I had fun and learned something. That makes me happy. 🙂

I hope you are inspired to create art and do what you love. Thank you for stopping by and following along. Until next time, share a simile and sprinkle kindness all around.

Happy Painting! ❤

Patty Anne

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At the lake…

A few views from last weekend enjoying time at the lake. 🙂

Happy Thursday!

The clouds in the sky were big and fluffy.

My dog loves the lake… It didn’t take long until this happened!

Lots of swimming and splashing around at full speed. ❤

I wish I had that kind of energy.

I just love this view of the grass and weeds along the shore.

Ahh, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds for a few minutes.

It is always nice to slow down and enjoy the simple beauty all around.

Until next time, share a smile and have a great week!

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne