Spring tulips watercolor painting

Spring is here and I am looking forward to the arrival of all of the beautiful tulips.

I tried something new last fall and planted a bunch of bulbs in large flower pots. They stayed in my shed over the winter and I brought them out last month. To my delight they are coming up now and it looks like I will have a bunch to enjoy. I can’t wait!

Speaking of tulips, I have a few in progress shots of a recent painting to share.

Starting out I added some simple tulip shapes with a just a few brush stokes for each. A large round brush worked nicely for this.

Adding some leaves and additional flowers here. Now the painting is starting to come together as the layering continues.

I arrived at this final composition. I really like the balance and movement as well as the pretty tulips.

Keeping it simple and fun was what this was all about. I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love.

Until next time, share a smile and shine on.

Happy Painting!

Patty Anne ♡🌷

Cosmos Sketch

I’ve enjoyed caring for the beautiful Cosmos flowers in my garden this summer. I planted them from seed and watched with delight as they grew and grew. It was pretty exciting when they finally started to bloom.

Golden hour photo taken with my iPhone. 🌸♡

These beauties have been blooming for months. I’ve been snipping the spent flowers and it’s amazing how quickly new buds are produced.

This quick sketch was done using a large shading pencil (a mega graphite 6B). I think the fat pencil helped me keep it loose and carefree.

I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love.

Until next time, share a smile and shine on!

Patty Anne 💚

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Dreamy Watercolor Poppies

Today I have a watercolor floral to share with you.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

I’ve had a busy start to Summer but was able to do a little painting recently.

I love the peachy pinks and the soft delicate petals. The shape and movement of the leaves gently guide your eyes upward. I’m very happy with how this turned out.

My big news is that I’m going to be a grandma this summer! I am so excited and blessed. I can’t wait to meet my sweet grandson and love him up. ❤️

I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love. Until next time, share a smile and shine on!

Patty Anne 🌸

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Soothing Blue Watercolors

Today I have selected some of my watercolor paintings in soothing blues to share with you.

Hope your day is wonderful!

This loose floral with gray blue flowers is very calming.
It’s just simple and delicate. I really like that.

Playing with the gray blue here with a single flower. I love the lost edges and the pale petals in back.

A little abstract landscape with some soothing blues in the distance. I love the bright flowers in the foreground. I’m always inspired by o_aquarelles on Instagram. The ease with which she paints beautiful landscapes always makes me want to pick up my brush and paint away!

Limited palette leaves. Playing with a plastic card, brush, and watercolor pencil. The little lines with pencil add a touch of detail that wakes up this painting.

As I was putting together this post I was looking back through some recent paintings. The single flower and landscape jumped out at me. I’m always amazed at how much more I appreciate some of my paintings later on. As for the landscape above, I’m loving it now.

I hope you are inspired to create art and have fun. Until next time, share a smile and sprinkle kindness everywhere.

Patty Anne 💙

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Spring tulips in watercolor

Today I have some pretty tulips to share with you.

I’m so happy spring is here!

A quick painting, loose and simple. Loving the purples here.

Tip: mixing blue and pink creates a nice purple. Simply adjusting the amount of each color in your watercolor mix and you can create a lovely range of colors. Have fun and play with it. I like to mix ultramarine blue and quinacridone rose.

For this one I went with a bright orange and red combination. I’m really happy with the movement of the leaves.

I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love. Creating has always been something that brings me joy and I love sharing my watercolor journey with you.

Until next time, share a smile and shine on!

Patty Anne 💜🌷

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Inktober Sketching 2022

Today I have a few ink sketches to share with you. My sketching time has been limited this month but I was able to find a little time to play in my sketchbook.

A little botanical sketch using my Pentel pocket brush pen. It’s been a very long time since I’ve used this pen and I’m not sure why. I love this pen!

A quick little floral playing with patterns on the flower petals.

Magnolia sketch playing with the brush pen

This sketch was done a little before October. I was really exploring what I could do with the long lost brush pen. 😊 I like that you can make delicate marks and fine lines as well as large bold stokes using this pen.

I hope you are inspired to create and have fun. Just grab a sketchbook, pen, and see what happens!

Until next time, share a smile and shine on. 💜

-Patty Anne

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Silent Sunday – watercolor flowers

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Sunny Floral painting

I have a sunny floral to share with you today. These little yellow flowers make me so happy. I hope you enjoy them too. 💛

I had some fun playing in my sketchbook and started with a light pencil sketch. I used my Tombow dual tip brush pens for some bright color.

The small tip of the pen worked well to draw the lavender. I used dark purple and blue to sketch the little petals. Then I used a damp brush with clean water to wet and blend the lavender a little in some areas.

The yellow flowers were a combination of different shades of yellow, light gold, and pale orange. I tried to keep it all very simple here just blending on the page with a little clean water.

When the flowers were dry, I used a blue brush pen to make a bunch of very tiny lines and dots in the center of the flowers. I think yellow always looks so pretty next to blue and purple.

I hope you are making time to do things you enjoy. Until next time, share a smile and sprinkle kindness everywhere.

🌸 Patty Anne 🌸

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Daffodils & Tulips

It was a very difficult start to Spring this year with the unexpected loss of my beloved brother. Although I try to keep my personal life and struggles out of my art blog, this is where I am and what I’ve been going through. I just thought I should let you all know.

Today I have some pretty pictures of the daffodils in my garden and a few other paintings to share.

The daffodils this year did not disappoint. They’ve since faded but I did manage to get some nice photos when they were at their peak.

I really love this close up view.

Once again no luck with tulips this year. The critters outside have enjoyed snacking on them. I think I will just plant something else in the fall.

I painted some pretty pink and red tulips in my sketchbook. These playful loose watercolor flowers are so cheerful.

I also filled a page in my sketchbook with butterflies. I used watercolor brush pens for this and really like how it turned out.

I hope you are inspired to create art and do something you love. Creating art has always been very therapeutic for me. I shall continue to lean into my art and give myself time and space to heal.

Until next time share a smile and sprinkle kindness everywhere.

🌸 Patty Anne 🌸

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Saving space for the focal point

My painting started out as simple vines and buds.

I left space for more flowers to be added later. I should have taken more photos but I’m glad I have this one to share.

I strengthened the buds with darker color and loose shapes. I love how the pretty purple flowers and leaves at the bottom guide your eye up into the painting.

There was enough space for a large flower at the top. It worked out well and became the focal point that this painting needed. The center of the flower turned out really nice. The little bit of dark color that bled into the petals from the center really makes my heart sing. The best part was that I didn’t overwork it. Yay!

It’s important to remember that showing up and having fun really makes a difference. Some paintings will work out better than others. While I may showcase some of my favorite paintings here, I have many that aren’t successful. I do my best to keep in mind that each painting is a step forward and an opportunity to learn and grow.

Until next time, share a smile and shine on!

🌸 Patty Anne 🌸

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