This seascape mixed media painting was done in 2024. It was just a quick watercolor, ink, and gouache ship on an ocean, but these creative exercises are great for getting familiar with your art supplies and exercising your brain! 🧠 As someone who is dealing with chronic conditions, any chance to create for just fun is a blessing. Sometimes, doing quick art journal paintings can also inspire another project. I hope that you enjoy your supplies! I used the Soho oil pastel pad. I have a few ... View the Post
The Useful Pile of Shredded Zucchini
As we start fall and say goodbye to summer, the mighty zucchini can be preserved for the winter and spring. It is a vegetable that can easily be integrated into a variety of recipes. Instead of trying to dream up fourteen different zucchini dinners, I like to shred it. Once shredded, zucchini becomes far more cooperative. It can quietly disappear into breads, muffins, pancakes, fritters, casseroles, soups, and all sorts of other things. I use my Cosori dehydrator and then pop the dehydrated ... View the Post
Mixed Media Feather Junk Journal Look & VIDEO
I love flipping through my Somerset Studio magazines! The articles and gorgeous art is always inspiring. This mixed media painting is inspired from a junk journal collaged page that I saw in the magazine. I have a VIDEO at the bottom of the post. ☺️ The feather was done with Derwent Inktense pencils. Most of the background was painted using Soho oil pastels. They are very creamy! I love using my Sennelier gold oil pastel for lovely little details, and the pencils again for the script. This ... View the Post
Mixed Media Flowers: Derwent & Lyra
I love combining my art supplies! Today, I have my Lyra crayons and Derwent Inktense pencils. They work very well together! These are some quick flowers on Canson Graduate toned paper. I later filled in the background, as you can see in the following photos. Both of these art supplies are extremely versatile and wonderfully pigmented! 🎨 I have a VIDEO at the bottom of the post featuring the Lyra crayons. I hope you check it out! 🙌 I purchased my Lyra crayons a little over ten years ... View the Post
Card Folio (Blast From the Past) & VIDEO
Here is a paper crafting "blast from the past" that can be done with any papers and cardstock. I love that it is a card and a gift, because you can pop tags, notecards, envelopes, and more into the inside pocket. Write your message on the fold out that is tied with a pretty ribbon! Fun! There is a VIDEO at the bottom of the post if you would like to see the process! ... View the Post
Simple Line Art in a Sketchbook & SHORT VIDEO
I love the idea that art can be as simple as a pen and paper. Line art with a brush tip pen can be addicting. I also love THIS ONE! Plus, you can add watercolor or calligraphy ink later. There is a YouTube short of the first quick doodle. Art journals are a great place to experiment. If you mess up, just paint over it! :) More flowers! Create on two pages for a larger scale. 🎨 Here is quick doodle to get the brain juices flowing! I love brush tip pens with ink that you ... View the Post
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