Last year I painted a little watercolor gnome. This year I used this watercolor gnome to to make a pattern so I could embroider it. You can use my simple gnome drawing to create your own watercolor or embroidered gnome.
My Art
My Botanical Line Drawings and Doodles
Creating botanical line drawings and doodles is a new favorite hobby for me. I have loved working my way through Peggy Dean’s Botanical Line Drawing Book. It has helped me explore new flowers, leaves and other botanicals that I can draw and add to my art. This book makes it very simple to learn how to do botanical line drawings and turn them into doodles and other flower art.
Desert Cactus and Splattered Paint Flower Art
My inspiration to paint desert cactus and splattered paint flower art cards came from a recent trip to Arizona to visit our daughter and her family. The March weather was beautiful so we spent most of our time outdoors. Every where we went there were cactus and succulents. Some were starting to bloom. After spending the morning at the Desert Botanical Garden I couldn’t wait to get my paints out and try adding cactus to some splattered paint cards I brought with me.
Angel in Watercolor
A friend recently challenged me to paint an angel in watercolor. This was a bit out of my comfort zone. Painting flowers is what I usually do. Once I started painting my angel I couldn’t stop. So I don’t have any step by step photos for you, but I decided to still share a little of my process with you.
Paint A Watercolor Leprechaun In A Few Easy Steps
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Painting a leprechaun
Painting a watercolor leprechaun is as easy as 1,2,3 if you follow the steps I am going to show you. I had so much fun painting my watercolor gnome a few months ago. I decided with a few simple changes I could paint a leprechaun in the same way.
Paint A Watercolor Gnome In A Few Easy Steps
Today I want to show you how to paint a watercolor gnome in a few easy steps. I recently used a gnome I knit a few years ago as inspiration to paint one in watercolor. I will show you the steps I used to paint this fun little gnome that could be used for a holiday decoration or card.
Splatter Painting At A Different Angle
Your splatter painting will take on a whole new look if you turn your paper and try splattering at a different angle. I think this direction looks best when you are working on a square background. I’ve used the same techniques shown in earlier posts. The brush and paints I use and a video showing how I splatter paint can be found here with some FAQ.
Watercolor Hearts and Roses
Watercolor hearts and roses can be combined to make a beautiful design. I have always loved to paint watercolor flower wreaths. They look especially pretty with roses as the focus flower. Roses aren’t hard to paint if you follow a few simple steps.
Winter Watercolor With Splattered Acrylic Paint
A beautiful winter storm gave me the inspiration to create my own winter wonderland by painting a winter watercolor scene with splattered acrylic paint.
How To Paint A Watercolor Christmas Wreath
I love to paint watercolor flower wreaths! Its a simple relaxing project for me. As I decorated our house for Christmas I decided I needed to try paint some watercolor Christmas wreaths. What a fun project it turned out to be. I will show show you how to paint a watercolor Christmas Wreath in a few easy steps.
Watercolor Christmas Lights That Glow
During the Christmas season our family enjoys the beautiful Christmas lights on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. In honor of this tradition I painted some bright colored Christmas lights. With a few simple steps you can paint Christmas lights that glow using transparent watercolors. You can use your design for a Christmas card, scrapbook or journal page or to decorate your home for the holidays.
Painting Watercolor On Gesso On Old Book Pages
Did you know you can paint with watercolor on gesso? I learned something new in an online class I took. You can spread gesso on old book pages then paint on it . I have used gesso many times for multi-media projects, but I din’t know you could paint with watercolor on it. What a great thing! I love the texture and look of the book print under the gesso with a watercolor over it.
My Favorite Watercolor Paints And Colors
There are so many watercolor paint choices it can be hard to decide what to buy and how much to spend. I’m going to share with you what I consider the “good, better and best” choices to make when it comes to buying water color paints.
Have Fun With Color Swatches in Watercolor!
Creating color swatches in watercolor can be a lot of fun and help you practice mixing colors. There is inspiration all around. I will show you some of my favorite ways to discover new colors and use them to create beautiful art.
Anthropologie Inspired Flower Chalk Art
I always enjoy going to the Anthropologie store in Salt Lake City and admiring all the amazing products and displays. Once they had a framed chalk art that caught my eye. So I went home and got my chalkboard out. Here is my Anthropologie inspired flower chalk art and how I did it!
More Splattered Paint Art Ideas and Tips
I have been splattering more paint and have some new ideas to show you and some helpful tips. In a recent post I showed you how to do a watercolor sky and background then splatter acrylic paint to make your flower garden. This time I decided to do the sky, background, splatters and flowers in acrylic to simplify the process.
Create A Splattered Paint Flower Garden
Creating a splattered paint flower garden is a fun, spontaneous activity for all ages and skill levels. No drawing is needed! Each painting turns out different depending on the color of paint you use and the amount of splatters you do.
My Watercolor Flower Journal
I love art and I love flowers so its exciting to combine both hobbies in my watercolor flower journal. Its not very big-that way I don’t feel overwhelmed and can keep it simple.