I really enjoyed painting this farm landscape in oil pastels. I love the calm colors and texture that the oil pastels bring. I like to make my backgrounds creamy to offset the more textural parts. It is a simple color palette for a simple scene. I wish society would slow down and appreciate people and skills over pleasure. A girl can dream. :) I used my favorite Strathmore toned tan paper with Artecho and Mungyo Gallery pastels. I have a video at the bottom of the post. Thanks for your time, ... View the Post
Quick Kuretake Watercolor Florals on Canson
There are days that I just need to create a bunch of smaller paintings to satisfy my creative itch. Kuretake paints are wonderful to use, with their big pans and rich colors. I have almost all of the sets! :) My favorites are the moody shadows and graphite colors. I love that you can buy individual pans, since there are certain colors that I use quite often. I used Canson Graduate cream mixed media paper. I got a great deal from Blick! The dark purple!!! I added some ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Bowl of Fruit Still Life
This art journal entry is some still life fruit. I decided to work in my Dylusions black paper journal from Ranger ink. Instead of using the whole page, I divided it in half to save for another entry, since this one was kind of long and skinny. I started right in on the fruit first with my oil pastels, then filled in the background afterwards. Here are a few step-by-step photos below! Sadly, the washi tape that I used stuck a bit when I pulled it off at the end, so now I ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Hummingbird on Toned Tan Paper
I am often in the mood to paint birds, as they come in so many delicate shapes and colors. Oil pastels are the perfect medium to mimic textural feathers. I made the background creamy and smooth, and used my Derwent Inktense pencils for some details. I don't have a video of this one, but I have tons of paintings on my YouTube channel! :) I love using Strathmore toned tan paper. This painting is a wee one because I had a smaller square shape leftover from another project. Did you ... View the Post
FREE Patriotic Gnome Design Papers for 250th Celebration!
This year is a big one for America! It has been 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. I think it is the greatest country on Earth. I wanted to create some celebratory seamless pattern designs, and you can download them for FREE over at Patreon! These gnomes are going to light up the sky with fireworks. :) Use these for paper, print-on-demand designs, and more! I would love to see what you make with them! #patrioticgnomes Get these four designs HERE! ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Old-Fashioned Beehive & VIDEO
I love old-fashioned beehives, and this one is done in a medieval style. I painted this with oil pastels in my square, black Dylusions art journal. I taped off the sides with washi and started building up the various sections. I also used my colored pencils to draw textural lines through the pastels. I have a VIDEO down below! The paper in this journal is thick and smooth. It holds media very well! You can use acrylic, gouache, soft pastels, oil pastels, and more! I love the square shape, ... View the Post
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