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How to Draw an Island with a Palm Tree (or Two)
Continuing with the tropical theme, let’s draw an island with a palm tree or two. And a sunrise. And a hammock. Castaways Welcome. If you’ve ever wanted to quit your job and run to a remote, tropical place to find some peace and quiet, this island is for you. We’ll even throw in a hammock for naps. I can’t promise delivered meals or coconut drinks, but anything can happen on an island like this one. Did you know that painting, drawing, and getting artistically visual helps you calm down, destress, and rejuvenate? (I enjoyed reading this article about it.) Maybe that remote island isn’t as far away as you think.…
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Letter B and Blowfish
Letter B and Blowfish This project is part of a watercolor and hand lettering style study. Each week will focus on watercolor and ink using one letter of the alphabet and one object beginning with that letter in order to collect and practice various artistic styles with each. Several objects beginning with the letter B begged me to paint them. Bees, of course, as we have two hives in the backyard. As I thought about bees, I realized I’m not quite sure what I want my bees to look like and everything I drew became too complicated and realistic. I like realistic, but I want my own style of…
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Welsh Harlequin Duck with Easter Eggs
March gave us a bonus week just before Easter and April Fools Day, all wrapped up in one. What do you do on April Fools Day? I love pranking my kids. They wake up with marker mustaches, swapped clothing drawers, and switched out cereal boxes. And that’s just the beginning. I don’t care for the mean jokes. They take the fun right out of it for me. No plastic wrapped toilet seats for this girl! I will take wrapping off of chocolate Easter eggs and re-wrap it around grapes to pack inside lunches. To some people that’s real torture … taking away their chocolate. But what should I do…
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Monochrome Watercolor Designs
Monochrome Watercolor Designs – Color Me Curious How did your design creating go last week? Did you notice and appreciate the designs around you more often than usual? Personally, I’m noticing little things everywhere and wanting to turn everything into a design too! How did it feel to put your designs to paper and add ink? Were you drawn to the page again and again to add just one more design? It can be addicting. I know I’m totally obsessed with it. Each time I thought I was out of ideas, I came up with more. Just wait until you try this next exercise. It will get those creative juices…
