Category Archives: Art Techniques

Summer’s Day
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And

Summer’s Day
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18) William Shakespeare, 1564 – 1616 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And

Kokomo
The Island of Kokomo is said to only be seen by those of a pure heart, and I imagine this palm tree to be on Kokomo. I love palm trees even more now that I’ve painted one. Here’s a Christmas gift of an acrylic painted palm tree,

Kokomo
The Island of Kokomo is said to only be seen by those of a pure heart, and I imagine this palm tree to be on Kokomo. I love palm trees even more now that I’ve painted one. Here’s a Christmas gift of an acrylic painted palm tree,

Doodles
My very first Zendoodle. An unorganized mess? Possibly! Doodles don’t come to me easily (I was never a doodler!). But here are my doodles, that I doodled while watching football on the telly. My doodles I am calling Zendoodles, because

Doodles
My very first Zendoodle. An unorganized mess? Possibly! Doodles don’t come to me easily (I was never a doodler!). But here are my doodles, that I doodled while watching football on the telly. My doodles I am calling Zendoodles, because

Montana Pick Up
Montana Pick Up is a watercolor on an 8″ x 10″ multi media board. It is definitely different from painting on watercolor paper. It does have a similar texture and still retains the vibrance of the paint, but you may need to be

Montana Pick Up
Montana Pick Up is a watercolor on an 8″ x 10″ multi media board. It is definitely different from painting on watercolor paper. It does have a similar texture and still retains the vibrance of the paint, but you may need to be

Bloomin’ Poppies in Pen
Step 1 My Watercolor Plan is a new adventure for me—Not only Painting Flowers, but also Outlining in Ink. Step 2 Blooms or Oozles (that is what they are called) on watercolor paper are made by brushing on a solid color

Bloomin’ Poppies in Pen
Step 1 My Watercolor Plan is a new adventure for me—Not only Painting Flowers, but also Outlining in Ink. Step 2 Blooms or Oozles (that is what they are called) on watercolor paper are made by brushing on a solid color

Man in a Tutu?
The Renaissance Man? was such an interesting character! Here are a few steps. This is a watercolor on 300 lb. paper. The underpainting is the start. I begin with blocking the face and hands of the man and his

Man in a Tutu?
The Renaissance Man? was such an interesting character! Here are a few steps. This is a watercolor on 300 lb. paper. The underpainting is the start. I begin with blocking the face and hands of the man and his

Bright Paint Speckled on My Toes
Before I even started blogging, I took photos of my paintings in progression. I would print, just on printer paper, so I could make corrections on that paper, before I put my brush on watercolor paper or canvas again. This

Bright Paint Speckled on My Toes
Before I even started blogging, I took photos of my paintings in progression. I would print, just on printer paper, so I could make corrections on that paper, before I put my brush on watercolor paper or canvas again. This