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Continue reading →: Fall Leaves – Prompt
Edit 11/05: I added a picture of my watercolor leaf sketch to be used as an example/reference. I sat outside with my art journal and sketched a few leaves that I found in our yard. I thought this would make a lovely sketching prompt for the next few days or…
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Continue reading →: My Small Palette
So far, you have seen my medium size metal palette container that I’ve been using for the last few weeks. I spent some quality time with this palette and enjoyed carrying it around with me. I did find my “Meedan” metal container to be a bit limiting as I could…
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Continue reading →: How Much Water Do I Need for Watercolor?
I have an issue with using too much water with my watercolor paints. I know I’ve said it before, but I wanted to mention it again for the purpose of this blog post. I ran across a YouTube video from one of a few artists I follow. I enjoyed watching…
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Continue reading →: More Pumpkins!
I was playing around in my art journal and came up with an idea of sketching pumpkins using my paint colors that I would mix on my own. Once I painted my watercolor pumpkins, I had a brilliant idea of sketching another set of pumpkins using my fountain pen inks.…
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Continue reading →: Filling Paint Pans & Mixing Colors & Swatching
I had some extra space in my watercolor metal palette container and I wanted to add a few additional colors I have from my paint collection. For me, there is something zen-like about squeezing tubes of paint. Is it just me? I found some extra empty half pans in my…
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Continue reading →: Digital Sketching on an iPad
I’ve been playing around with a creative drawing app called Procreate. I had purchased this app awhile ago and did not realize that it would not work with my old iPad. I basically forgot about this digital drawing tool until a few weeks ago. At Procreate’s website, I went through…
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Continue reading →: Van Dieman’s Ink Enchanted Woods
Earlier this year, I came across a sample vial of a lovely green shimmering ink color called Enchanted Woods. My fave online shops were out of stock of the full size bottle. So I signed up for a notification and waited. I read a few comments and did a bit…

























