A. Gallo watercolor paints – ThreeSixFiveArt

The challenge: to fill 30 days of art journal. (one full book)

Using this watercolor journal:

(I have spoiled myself recently using heavy 100% cotton paper. I gotta admit it does make a huge difference. The paper in this journal is fine for the way I sketch, and the journal is quality… but I’m finding I have to readjust the way I’m painting because the paint dries so quickly, and I’ve gotten used to the cotton paper, which stays wet and can take so much water.) If you haven’t tried cotton paper… do.

The title page:

*That interesting light blue background is lapis lazuli from A. Gallo in Italy. A really soft gorgeous color. She sells out almost immediately when she posts colors, but I love all of them. If you can find some available I do recommend you grab them.

PS Those are lightning bugs (fireflies!) and pussy willows in the “f” and “e”… you just can’t really tell.

What fun sketches will my boring life inspire over the next month???

I keep coming back to this “type” of sketch… obviously my favorite, what I think I do best, and most comfortable to me. I will be taking a watercolor class in April to try to strengthen my ability to do looser paintings, without ink or pencil, but I imagine this type is actually “me”.

A. Gallo watercolor, Fabriano 100% cotton paper 140 lb, uniball deluxe micro pen

I love these poppies! I’d frame them, but this is actually for a watercolor swap, so I’ll have to do another for myself! My partner is new to watercolor, and I wanted to show her several different ways of painting. So I also did this leaf on a notecard for her, painted directly:

and this little notecard (I used some stickers for inspiration!):

None of these required pencil sketches first, they are all pretty basic.

Which do you like the best?

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Thirty Days of Everyday Life (Day 1)

Poppies! and other pretty watercolor stuff 3/29/19

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