I’ve been thinking about Spring and decided to paint some tulips.
Hope your day is wonderful. 💚
Lavender Tulips – soft and loose
I had some fun with the leaves on this one.
Magenta tulips – inspired by the beauties in my yard. I can’t wait to seem them again this Spring.
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 have a sweet little floral to share with you today.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
I started out painting some pretty watercolor flowers and layered in some leaves and buds.
Soft pink and yellow petals combined with green gold leaves make up this palette today. I just love the layered petals and peekaboo flowers.
Adding ink sketching came next.
Outlining the petals and adding some detail in the center always wakes up my flowers. Some ink leaves and vines were added to balance things out and add some playfulness to the painting.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
I decided to try out the wax resist technique and have some interesting results to share with you.
Happy Sunday, friends! 🌼
In each of these little paintings I used a birthday candle to make marks on dry watercolor paper before painting. You can see the tiny candle that I used in the lower left landscape near the bottom.
The waxed area resists the paint and you are left with the visible white of the paper showing through. It worked well on a few of my mini paintings.
Watercolor Notes:
-After making marks on the paper it’s hard to see where the wax is and how much coverage you actually have. It’s a bit of a risk but was fun to try.
-The wax will remain on the paper and does not wipe off. Once it’s down, you can’t go back.
-There were a few tiny wax bits left behind on top of the paper after I finished drawing/mark making with the candle. I just brushed them off the paper before I started to paint.
After playing for a while I decided to try using the technique on a bigger painting. A happy sunflower sounded like fun. 😁
Mom’s Sunflower – 9 x 12 inch watercolor
In the center of the flower I used the little candle to make some markings on the paper. The bright white area is where the wax went down. In some places I ended up with a light coverage but I think it’s rather nice.
I am super happy with my bright and splashy sunflower.
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 have a joyful sketch to share with you today. This simple piece makes me happy. I hope it brings you a smile as well.
Happy Sunday friends! 💙
I started out with some playful flower shapes using my two of my Tombow watercolor brush pens. Nothing difficult, just having fun. Oh, I love those colors!
9 x 12 inch – Love is Love
Then I used a pen to outline my flower petals and add a few simple touches. The ink pulls it all together and brightens up this playful piece.
Once again I am reminded that less is more 😊
I think this would make a lovely card. I’ll have to give that a go.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Until next time, share a smile and sprinkle kindness everywhere!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Today I have a watercolor bouquet to share with you.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
I decided to limit my color palette to four colors. Then I mixed up a few more shades with those colors.
I started out painting a few big flowers and then developed the rest of the painting around them. I just love how the little buds and leaves surround the bigger flowers.
The muddy patch in the middle needed some attention so I set the painting aside for a while to think about it. About a month later I decided to go back in and add some ink.
I pulled out my micron pens (Sepia 01 & 005) and started in with a few leaves and some detail in the center of the big flowers.
The simple ink lines on the vase worked out well. I like how it cleaned up the edges and added a little more weight to the bottom of the painting.
More detail and leaves were added on the last round. I decided to call it done at this point before completely overworking it. 😉
Colors used: Daniel Smith Yellow Ochre, Pyrrol Scarlet, Indigo, and Sap Green. The additional color combinations mixed are on the right side.I really like the lighter shades of green and peach.
I think the ink detail was the added touch this painting really needed.
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’ve been watching more tutorials and trying different techniques. I just love how this painting turned out. I may have done a happy dance when I finished. 😉
Hope your day is wonderful! 💙
California Dreaming – 12 x 16 inch Saunders watercolor
I used a 1 inch flat brush, a credit card slice/wedge, and a mini spray bottle.
The spray bottle was used a few times when my paper started to dry too quickly.
The credit card slice was used to gently scrape off some of the paint on the mountains when the paint was slightly damp. The scraping technique works best when the paint is damp and not too wet. I also dipped the edge of the credit card in paint to add some nice straight lines here and there.
I usually paint the sky first but this time it was painted last. After finishing with the mountains and water in the foreground, I wet the sky area and dropped in lots of paint on the right side. Tilting the paper then helped the paint move about in the sky. A damp brush also helped encourage the paint in the sky to fall downward a bit.
I think the key to keeping a painting fresh is to be brave, have fun, and don’t fuss with it.
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 watercolor tutorials. There’s so much to learn from another artist by watching their process and following along.
I very much enjoyed Karen Rice’s YouTube tutorial Poppies in Watercolour. After watching it a few times, I pulled out my good watercolor paper and jumped in with some paint.
Happy Sunday! 💚
I taped off my watercolor block and worked wet in wet to establish a nice sunlit background with distant poppies and leaves scattered about.
Color mixing green:
Payne’s Gray + Lemon Yellow
Ultramarine Blue + Lemon Yellow
Karen used Payne’s Gray and Yellow to create a very nice earthy green. I really like that combination and will definitely use it again.
Another great take away from this tutorial is that when painting wet on wet and the paper is quite saturated, if you apply a thicker paint (more paint/less water), you are able to have more control with the paint on the paper.
I continued adding more Poppies in the foreground trying to vary shape, color, and placement. Once I was happy with the flowers, I added some buds and seed pods.
Poppies in the Sun watercolor – 12 x 16 inch Saunders watercolor paper
After a few final touches, I removed the border tape and called it done. I just love these happy flowers.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Wishing you Joy, Peace, and Love this holiday season. ❤️
My little holiday bird all cozy and warm in his hat and scarf!
Joyful Daisies…
Peaceful Lakeside view…
and a Lovely Coffee Bird
Thank you for joining me on this creative journey. I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Warmest wishes for a wonderful holiday!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
This year I decided to paint a few simple cards for Christmas. I thought it would be fun to share my process with you today.
Hope your day is wonderful! 💚
I started out by folding a 6 x 9 inch piece of bee watercolor paper in half.
Next step was taping off a tree shape with washi tape. I like that the washi tape comes off easily and does not harm the paper.
Using a small round brush I painted a few swipes of clean water across the paper at an angle. Then after dipping my brush in pigment, I lightly painted back and forth down the tree. I left some unpainted areas and like how it adds to the overall design.
Then just peel off the tape and you have a lovely tree.
You can mix it up and use different colors too. That would be a lot 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 🌸
I have another round of sketching to share with you today. Can’t wait to show you what I’ve been working on.
Hope you have a wonderful day friends! 😊💙
I’m sure it’s no surprise to find there are flowers in my sketchbook. 😉
Pretty posies this time. I used purple and blue micron pens to create a playful pattern.
I like to pull out my sketchbook in the evening. Sometimes I start with plan and other times I just start with a doodle and go from there. This time a few pretty posies happened and I just continued on.
A lively botanical sketch. I just love how this one turned out.
My process is to start with one flower and then I just keep filling in with more flowers, leaves, and buds. I try to balance out the piece as I go. I stay away from too many details because I like this simple floral style.
In my sketchbook I don’t worry about making mistakes. It’s a place to try out different shapes and combinations. I can just let go with my pen and my imagination. Over time with lots of practice I’ve built up muscle memory and sketching confidence.
Another quick evening floral. I like adding a few patterns here and there for more fun.
I decided to try sketching pines in a different style. I need to work on this style more but it was fun to watch the branches come to life when adding some shading and darker values.
I hope you enjoy seeing my work and following along. Sometimes I have a hard time finding my voice and putting together a post. I’m not a writer, I’m just an artist sharing what I love. I hope that you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
