I have a quick post today with a fall inspired watercolor.
Hope your day is wonderful. 🧡
9 x 12 inch – Fall time
I love this time of year and painting leaves just makes me happy.
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 decided to play around and warm up a little with my dagger brush. I had an underwater painting in mind and decided to practice some wavy strokes.
The dagger brush has a nice point and wide base. It takes some getting used to but it’s a fun brush and quite versatile.
My warmup process was:
– Load the brush with paint
– Start at the bottom of the page with just the tip on the paper
– Lightly drag the brush upward making a thin line and then
press down in a rather wavy motion before lifting up and ending the stroke.
Just playing with two colors, Prussian Blue and Burnt Sienna light.
I started out with a very dilute mix of each color…
and worked my way up to darker colors.
Later I moved on to the underwater painting I had in mind. It didn’t turn out as I hoped. I may try again later but for now this little practice piece was a keeper. 😊
I’ve been trying out some new brushes lately. I recently purchased a set of 3 Hake brushes. I’ve only used the 2 inch size which is nice but it has been shedding a bit which I am not liking.
Have you tried out any new brushes lately? What is your favorite go to brush?
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 🌸
This week I was back to painting roses again with coffee and watercolor. It’s always fun to look back at previous work so I included some roses from the past here as well.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
I started with a center rose and then worked my way around. I love to paint with espresso powder for baking. Adding a few drops of water to a little powder and you have a beautiful “coffee” paint ready to go. I used a round #6 brush here. There is so much you can do with a round brush. I have a number of different sizes, just love them.
Painting Tip: Keep an eye on your brushes. Over time the tip of a round brush will wear down. I just noticed that I have a few brushes that I need to replace.
This time a little more color with some bright watercolor roses. This style is a bit more modern botanical…I like that.
and now looking back to a playful painting of roses from last year…Â I really love the colors and the movement in this one.
I hope you are inspired to create art and do more of what you love. Having art in my life is such a blessing. Painting and sketching makes me happy and I am thankful that I can share my journey with you.
I will be taking a blogging break for a few weeks. I am busy getting ready for a bridal shower that I’m hosting later this summer. I will still be around and may post a few things on Instagram.
Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
Nature always provides the best inspiration. Today I have a few nature inspired paintings to share with you.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚
Happy Sunflower – 7 x 10 inch
Pine tree – 7 x 10 inch
Field of Pines – 9 x 12 inch
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 🌸
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:Â Ultramarine blue, Burnt sienna light, and Yellow ochre
Brush:Â 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 🌸
I started out thinking that I was working on an under painting for an ink sketch. As the painting developed my plan changed. Sometimes you think you are moving in one direction and then you end up in a different place altogether.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💜
I used a large round brush (#12) for this painting and a few of my favorite colors. 💙
After loading the brush with paint, I started dragging it down the page in random places using the side of the brush (not the tip). I really like the texture this created. Allowing some white of the paper to remain was very important. I continued this way alternating between purple and blue paint.Â
Near the end, I decided the piece needed something more. Ok I thought…maybe a little more color. I selected yellow ochre and was pleased that the addition provided some needed warmth and balance.
This painting was full of fun and experimentation. Although it’s not my usual style, I really enjoyed the process and results. I may try a few more like this in the future.
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 🌸
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I don’t think I will ever get tired of painting poppies. I hope you don’t get tired of seeing my paintings and creative adventures.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💚 😀
I watched another Peggy Dean Skillshare class recently and one of the projects was loose abstract poppies. I was very inspired by the class and decided to give her technique a try.Â
If you are interested in checking out the class you can find it here, Autumn watercolors.
My first attempt using colors similar to Peggy’s demo painting.
Simple shapes adding a lot of color on the bottom and then softening the top petal edges with clean water. I love how that worked out.
Watercolor Tip:Â Adding a green stem while the flower is still a little wet creates a nice bloom of color at the base of the flower. When the stem bleeds into the color of the flower it always looks natural and delicate.
My next painting with fewer flowers and different colors. 🌸
I think this one is my favorite, but I do love the soft distant pink poppies in the first painting as well. It’s all about practice and having 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  🌸
A quiet post today with soft delicate watercolor flowers.
Hope your day is wonderful, friends! 💚
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’ve tried many times to paint water lilies on the pond. I alway find painting them to be very challenging. Today I have a few practice pieces to share with you.
Happy Sunday, friends! 💜
A very loose attempt with this one. It has a nice softness and calm feeling.
It could probably benefit from another dark wash around the base of each flower.
Having had a few unsuccessful water lily paintings behind me, I decided to move on and leave this one as is. 😉
A bolder attempt this time. It took a number of washes with various dark colors to achieve this result. It feels like water to me and that my flowers are floating on top. Yay! 😊
I will continue to practice and keep on trying to paint water lilies. I hope you are inspired to play, create art, and have fun.
Until next time, share a smile and stay excellent!
🌸 Patty Anne 🌸
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