I felt like painting a penguin. :) I know, it is out of my wheelhouse and not remotely realistic, but it was fun! I always enjoy pulling out my Lyra Aquarell crayons. They are highly pigmented. I enjoy using them just as much as my Caran D'Ache (and they are a lot cheaper). I have the 24 and 48 set. You can use them in a variety of ways, and they are perfect for mixed media paintings because of how well they play with other media. These pigmented crayons work well on canvas and a variety of ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Mountain Landscape Painting & VIDEO
If you are looking for an easy oil pastel landscape painting to try, watch the video at the bottom of the post! This makes use of the creamy method with some textural grassy stuff in the foreground. These are highly technical terms that you need to learn. :) I mostly used Soho oil pastels with Mungyo Gallery oil pastels. They work well together and have slightly different color choices. I used Canson gray mixed media paper, which holds the pastels well. It is slightly thicker than Strathmore. ... View the Post
Jane Davenport Watercolor Abstracts in the Sketchbook
I pulled out my old friend, the Jane Davenport watercolor palette. I love the bold colors that inspire me to create. Dealing with (what is probably) Long Covid, sometimes the energy level is very near zero. Painting abstracts saves the day, as it allows me to still be creative and play with my supplies. Anyways, these backgrounds can always be continued later, or used as digital watercolor backgrounds. Doing creative things is always profitable, even if they are simple. I'm using one of my ... View the Post
Beginner Oil Pastel Flowers on Navy & VIDEO
This easy, beginner flower painting is a fun one to dip your toes in if you are nervous about trying oil pastels. :) I mostly used Mungyo Gallery and Paul Rubens Haiya oil pastels. They have a ton of colors and are at a great price point. I have used Canson Graduate toned mixed media paper, but you can easily do this in your sketchbook. I taped the sides with washi, so that there would be a clean edge. I don't often paint very dark backgrounds, but there is something cheerful about coral and ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Lilies Painting!
If you need a bit of cheering up, paint these flowers! I mostly used my Mungyo Gallery and Paul Rubens oil pastels on Canson Graduate toned paper. It looks a bit on the messy side, but I like the wildflower look that it conveys. There is something amazing about nature just doing what it is supposed to be doing. :) I also love a bright yellow. It just brightens the whole painting and lifts it. Sometimes, it is difficult to find bright yellows that are also opaque. That is the beauty of oil ... View the Post
Journal Fodder with Kuretake Paints
If you love to art journal (or junk journal), it is fun to make your own bits and bobs. I used a waterproof pen to draw and watercolors to loosely give color. You can draw anything, but I always tend toward botanicals. :) Roughly cut out the shapes and use them. If you don't want stark white edges, watercolor or tea stain your paper first, let it dry, then proceed. It's your journal! I have a JPG download below. Just right click and save the picture, print it out, then fussy cut the shapes. ... View the Post
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