Cynthia Maynard

Author | Artist

Painting

Watercolor Lemons

Lemons are a nice, simple shape to practice drawing and painting. This is just a quick sketch with watercolor, colored pencils and highlights with a white Posca paint pen. LEMON YOUTUBE SHORT I always like to see it in a pattern to use in papercrafting or creating book covers. Lemons are just a cheery fruit! ... View the Post

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Elk ~ Mixed Media Painting

This is, of course, not a realistic version of an elk. Nevertheless, it fun to paint the idea of an elk! I started with a watercolor base, then added details with colored pencils and Posca paint pens. I tend towards this method, as I like the texture it brings. YOUTUBE SHORT FOR MY ELK ... View the Post

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Are They Bluebells?

I'm not great at flower names, sadly, but these remind me of a mix between what I think may be bluebells and snowdrops. I started with a watercolor painting and ink sketch. Then, I added colored pencils, more ink and some splatters. YOUTUBE SHORT OF THE PAINTING Here they are as a surface pattern for digital paper that I'm designing for my Etsy shop. We'll see. I'm still trying to decide on colors. Any opinions? ... View the Post

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Perfume Bottle ~ Mini Mixed Media

Here is another mixed media painting exercise. I saw a perfume bottle in a Daphne's Diary magazine and thought it would be a fun shape to try. This one has a watercolor base and is heavier with the colored pencils on top. Here is THE YOUTUBE SHORT VIDEO to show you how I painted it. ... View the Post

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Watercolor Radish

Painting smaller things everyday really helps to keep the creative juices flowing, as well as developing technique. (YOUTUBE SHORT) I don't know why a radish popped into my head, but it did. :) I love to eat them, so why not paint one? LINKS BELOW. I also created some design papers that will be available in the near future. Spring is near, and thoughts of gardens and growing things are in our thoughts. ... View the Post

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