I am often inspired by the quaint, old-fashioned things featured in Daphne's Diary. I love history and lovely things that made a home beautiful. I thought I would draw something other than people and flowers. :) I drew the dresser with a Micron pen, then added colored pencil and Derwent Inktense pencils, activated with water. It was a fun little exercise, and I created a seamless pattern that can be used for fabric or paper. Sometimes, we have to go out of our comfort zone! That is how we ... View the Post
Prismacolor Drawing: Storybook Bunny Lady
I always feel like I have a children's book brewing in my creative teapot. :) I love drawing storybook characters in my art journal. This lady bunny is dressed to impress and wearing her pearls! I'll have to give her a place to go. :) Do you love to draw personified animals? They always seem so wholesome in a world of increasing unwholesomeness. I used ink and my Prismacolor pencils. I also added some Tonic Studios shimmer pen fun to the finished drawing. It's harder to see in the picture, ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Flowers in a Vintage Tin Painting
Oil pastels are so much fun to use! I was inspired by a photo in a Daphne's Diary magazine of wildflowers in a vintage tin. I used Mungyo and Paul Rubens oil pastels on Strathmore toned paper. I also used colored pencils for some of the finer details and writing. They work well with oil pastels! I created a digital paper (below) with this painting, as well as some other oil pastel paintings. I love the color and texture! I have close to eighty oil pastel videos on my YouTube ... View the Post
Oil Pastel & Inktense Mountain Landscape Painting
I love nature. Creation is a constant reminder that God is powerful and loves beautiful things! The majesty of mountains contrast with the peace of the fields. For this painting, I used my Derwent Inktense pencils to color the large shapes of the fields and mountains. I then activated the color with water. The activated ink, once dry, won't move as more media is layered on top. I switched to my oil pastels, which are great for texture and an impressionist feel. ... View the Post
Watercolor with Neutrals Palette & Video
I grabbed my Jane Davenport neutrals palette and created a colorful blob in my watercolor art journal. Sometimes, that is all I feel like doing when my brain is a creative mush. :) Once I did that, I saw a person! I then painted this girl. It was fun, and encouraging to know that just putting blobs of color down on paper can inspire something! VIDEO AT THE END OF THE POST. I added Inktense pencils and my white Posca paint pen for a few details. This Jane davenport palette has some great ... View the Post
Honey Bee & Flowers Paintings
I often paint smaller subjects in my art journal, then create a digital seamless, surface pattern designs for my Etsy shop, as well as my sales tab here on my blog. These designs get used for fabric, paper, wallpaper, and many other creative endeavors. For the flowers, I used watercolor in a loose style. I love the wet-on-wet technique. You can't always control what the paint will do, but you can get unique results! My little bee was painted with acrylic markers and a shimmer pen from ... View the Post
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