Sharing my passion of watercolor painting, sketching, and photography
After recently painting roses with coffee, I just had to get back to watercolor…
Happy Thursday, friends! 💗
6 x 9 inch Watercolor Roses
A little more practice painting roses and keeping things loose. I’ve been using bigger round brushes lately and I think that helps.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
Happy Valentine’s Day! 💗
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
I have a few pieces to share with you that I recently painted with coffee. I am a big coffee lover but have never painted with it before.
Happy Sunday, friends! 😊
After watching a painting with coffee SkillShare class by Yasmina Creates, I thought it would be fun. I didn’t have any instant coffee as recommended. Instead I used espresso powder for baking that I had on hand, it worked pretty well… ☕️
For darker shades I mixed more coffee with less water
and lighter shades I mixed more water with less coffee
First try… Cup of coffee (painted with coffee 😉)
I like the shape of the cup and nice dark values here but may have added a little too much steam.
A few things I learned:
6 x 9 inch – Simple rose
A nice little practice, just playing and having fun.
6 x 9 inch – Coffee roses
It was fun to try something different. Painting with one color forced me to focus on value and shape, that’s a good thing.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. With all of this coffee talk, I’m ready sit back and enjoy a nice hot cup to drink.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on.
Patty Anne 💙
A little floral painting for you today as I’m thinking of Spring.
Happy Thursday friends! 😊
I love the combination of pinks and greens together in this painting. 💗
Supplies used
watercolor paper 140 lb.
watercolor brushes, round 12, liner 2, and dagger 1/4″
Watercolors
Daniel Smith: green gold, permanent green, quinacridone magenta, quinacridone rose, and yellow ochre
Winsor & Newton: cerulean blue
Using the wet on wet technique, I painted shapes in clean water first then dropped in wet paint. The dagger brush was used to make some nice leaf shapes. I left white space on many leaves and didn’t fuss with the shapes.
Tips
– Allowing the paint to mix and mingle on the paper creates some nice results.
– Keep a tissue on hand for those times when you drop too much water on your paper.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Thank you for stopping by and following me on this creative journey.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
Patty Anne 💚
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A little more fun with ink and watercolor for you today. This style combines my love of painting with doodle sketching.
Happy Sunday! 😊
It starts with a loose watercolor under painting. Big pink flowers and playful leaf shapes.
It doesn’t look like much at this point. The details are saved for the ink work to come.
Pink Party – 12 x 18 inch
For my doodle sketching I used Micron pens .08, .05, and .03 sizes. For a little added sparkle, I used a white gel pen.
I’m always impressed with the difference that a little ink and detail can make. It really wakes up the painting and brings things to life. This one has a lot going on. I love the movement and fun little bits that are scattered everywhere.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Thank you for stopping by and following me on this creative journey.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
Patty Anne 💚
I hope these happy yellow flowers brighten your day.
Happy Sunday, friends! 😊
I had a plan to paint some yellow flowers this week. I thought a simple sketch would be a good first step.
With the sketch by my side I jumped in and painted the two biggest flowers first. I started by wetting the paper where I planned to position the top section of each flower.
While the paper was damp, I dropped in lots of color in different areas and watched the blossoms come alive. I used a few different shades of yellow and green in this painting and I think that made it more interesting.
I love the loose results with this one and decided to stop at this point. Sometimes it’s good to step back and not push things.
I wasn’t sure about a background and thought it might be fun to see what I could come up with in Procreate.
I imported my painting into Procreate and played around with layers. I dotted the background with the cool spray paint effect. It took a few tries before I found the right size and placement of the spray that I liked.
While writing this post, I noticed that the pretty light blue spray added some movement to the piece. Oh, what a nice bonus!
I hope you are inspired to create art and do what you love. Thank you for stopping by and following me on this creative journey.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
Patty Anne 💙
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A fun watercolor and ink doodle your way today.
Happy Thursday, friends! 😊
Summer Bliss – 12 x 18 inch watercolor and ink
Another practice with big loose floral shapes and some fun ink doodles on top.
The watercolor base served as the inspiration for my ink sketching. My goal was to vary the size and shape of the ink doodles and to just have fun.
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!
Patty Anne 💜
A little sketching and painting practice to share with you today.
Happy Sunday, friends! 😊
A loose and simple painting without any sketching first. I like how the pretty little violets and soft leaves turned out. The container needs more work but it was a good practice. Instead of trying to fuss with it, I just let go and moved on. Things are not always going to work out and that’s ok. If I’m learning and having fun, I call that a win.
A few quick ink sketches from my imagination. A little practice trying to focus on different shapes of plants and containers.
I like the softness of this painting and the beautiful results from the wet on wet color mixing on the cactus. The container turned out much better in this painting as well.
Succulent Blues – 12 x 18 inch watercolor
Oh, this one makes me happy… 💚
I used a limited watercolor palette of Indigo, Cascade Green, and Burnt Sienna
A direct watercolor with a big number 12 round brush. The inspiration for this painting was one of my little ink sketches above. I love how one piece of art can lead to another.
This painting came together rather quickly. I am so happy that I was able to walk away without overworking it. yay! Sometimes the hardest part is knowing when to stop.
I hope you enjoy seeing my work and are inspired to do what you love. Thank you for stopping by and following me on this creative journey.
Until next time, share a smile and shine on!
Patty Anne 💙
