Cynthia Maynard

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Painting

Watercolor Art Journal Florals

Beautiful, autumnal colors are my favorite! I painted this art journal piece in mostly watercolors with some colored pencil and touches of Posca pen details. I even added some shimmery gold. With world events being intense, I'm glad for the calm, peaceful, quiet beauty of the fall trees and cool, crisp air. I'm glad the Lord made flowers! ... View the Post

10.20.23

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Oil Pastel House with Flowers

I was inspired by those houses in Europe that tend to have vines and flowers growing all over them. I used mostly oil pastels, as they lend themselves well to the impressionism style of art. I used Strathmore's toned tan paper, which is always a joy to use. (SHORT VIDEO HERE!) ... View the Post

10.18.23

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Oil Pastel Flower with Gold

This small art journal has great paper. Though it isn't watercolor paper, oil pastels and other not-so-wet media do well on it. I use a piece of deli paper to preserve the next page, but it also keeps the oil pastels from smudging. I love using Liquitex gold to add splatters and highlights. (SHORT VIDEO HERE) ... View the Post

10.17.23

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Mini Art Journal Mixed Media Floral

Art journals are a great place to create art without the pressure of "the perfect painting". You can try out products and techniques, as well as painting a "dry run" of something before committing to your expensive paper. This time, I started with the leaves. The flower is a bit clunky for me, but adding the posca paint pens gives it a fun look. VIDEO HERE ... View the Post

10.16.23

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor & Colored Pencil Painting with Video

This paper is wonderful to use for mixed media paintings. It has cotton and texture, ready for display. I have some original paintings available in my Etsy shop! I used watercolors, then added oil pastel and colored pencils. on this particular painting, I also used some gold, shimmer paint. I love the vintage look! VIDEO BELOW! ... View the Post

10.13.23

Painting

Oil Pastel Tropical-ish Bird

Yes, I made up this bird. :) I wanted something "tropical", which really just means I wanted to use a lot of bright colors and a crazy feather hair-do. :) I'm using my Strathmore journal with toned tan paper and oil pastels (both Paul Rubens and Mungyo Gallery). ... View the Post

10.12.23

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