Making freshly milled pasta at home is made even easier with the Philips Pasta Maker. I have a VIDEO HERE. My latest video shows freshly milled spelt lasagna sheets and spaghetti made form Durum wheat. You can use the pasta right away, freeze it, or dehydrate it. I love my Cosori dehydrator for so many thing, and it dries pasta very well. In the time it takes to boil water, your pasta dough is made and starts extruding. It is that fast! The booklet has many variations and ideas. There are ... View the Post
Colored Pencil and Oil Pastel Painting: Cozy Living Room
Here are some step-by-step photos of my colored pencils underpainting with oil pastels on top. This cozy living room was fun! Using colored pencils for the underpainting can really help with a painting that has smaller spaces to define, and make it easy to use the oil pastels later in the process. Try this living room scene in a different color palette and your own pet portrait! :) I used Canson Graduate XL in gray for this painting, and taped off the edges in washi for a clean ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Boat Painting & VIDEO
Sometimes, zooming in and painting one small part of an object can be a great creative exercise! I love boats and the water, so I zoomed in on the front of this boat. I have a video at the bottom of the post if you would like to follow along. I used Mungyo oil pastels with my Paul Rubens. I love the creamy colors in the water as well! It can be a nice change of pace working on black paper once and awhile. It really makes the colors pop! Here are my lovelies! I love all the ... View the Post
Arrtx Acrylic Markers Insect & VIDEO
A fun, quick art supply is acrylic markers, and I like the Arrtx markers. There a few other brands like Posca and Grabie that work as well. Acrylic markers can go on so many surfaces and have a opacity that makes painting a breeze. I mostly use them in my art journal and for quick cards. Here is a colorful bug, and I have a VIDEO down below. :) After the bug dried, I came in with a watercolor wash to finish this card panel off (which is on watercolor paper). Do you like insects? ... View the Post
Derwent Inktense Pencils: A Crane & VIDEO
Derwent Inktense Pencils are such a high quality, versatile art supply. They deliver on texture, pigmentation, they are travel-friendly, and can be used on various surfaces. I do color and draw differently than my regular colored pencils, knowing that when I activate them with water, the color will be abundant and rich. I like to activate with a round brush so as to control the pigment better. This crane is done in my watercolor art journal. I have a VIDEO at the bottom of the post! I created ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Christmas in July Painting
It's July, so naturally we need a Christmas painting! :) I am using my Dylusion black paper art journal for this oil pastel painting of a cozy living room scene. I love to tape off the sides for clean finished edges. The paper in this journal is thick and can hold many art supplies! I hope it is not super hot in your state. These temperatures are sweltering! I am so thankful for air conditioning, water, and fans! I keep my art studio in the basement so it is cooler for my heat-sensitive art ... View the Post
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