A 365 day art project… one drawing a day
I love sunflowers and daffodils. But I hate these paintings! I have to post them, however, or have nothing to share. I’m not missing a day because of foolish pride. Well, theres a little part of each I like, so I’ll focus on that. 🙂
Completing the sketch from a couple of days ago… Different in execution than I’d imagined, and a good experience trying them. I feel like I can do better but I’m not exactly sure how.
11:55pm… I almost missed today’s art! 
I hate to post something unfinished. But… I’m happy with my sketch. I’ve drawn my koi fish, and hopefully will get them painted tomorrow or Sunday. No more time today! Well that’s the point of this year I guess… to show myself that even when there are lots of other obligations, I can still make time for art. Or whatever else is important to me.
Basically redrew yesterday’s mermaid, in watercolor, just to see which I prefer.
I like her, for the most part.
Yep. Mine. All mine. A tutorial-free zone tonight!! A mermaid, inspired by last night’s visit to downtown Norfolk. Norfolk=mermaid. If you live here, you know.
Whoa. He looks like I squished him. Better in black and white! 🙂
Playing around with green.
Master’s Touch 4×6 watercolor pad 140 lb cold press, staedtler pen, tombow markers, (N65, N95, N45), uniball white pigment pen. On the back I’ll use my postcard stamp and it will be all ready to send on its way!
I THINK these are lilacs. Anyway, I like them.
5×7 Strathmore 400 series watercolor paper, Sennelier Dioxazine Purple, Forest Green, Phthalo Green Light, Daniel Smith Bloodstone Genuine. I was disappointed when I initially swatched the bloodstone, which was not at all purple like I had expected because of the tube… a definite neutral… then I started mixing it with things and might have fallen in love a little bit. It tones bright colors down beautifully.
You can find this paint on Amazon right now for as little as $6.41 (plus $2.25 shipping) , but I got mine for $5.50 at Jerrys Artarama, who had their paints and brushes 20% off today. (In the store only, I think) They are sometimes more expensive, but with their 10% off card (everyone should have it) and their sales, I can often find a pretty reasonable deal. Like today. And it’s so nice to browse the artsy aisles for a while, and leave with a tiny tube of paint clutched greedily in my sweaty palm! (And, if I buy a paint brush, they put it in a fun brush bag!)
It’s less costly in the long run to purchase the larger tubes of course… but I kind of like to try out the colors first, and make sure it’s something I want.
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