Normally, I would avoid using all caps and extra exclamation marks, but this week I’ve been doused, dazzled, drowned in color and the excessive title is necessary to convey my color-drunkeness. It all started when I recently funded a Kickstarter campaign by the watercolor artist Stephanie Law. She’d long been using a mini-watercolor palette ofContinue reading “COLOR!!!”
Tag Archives: experimentation
The Art of the Envelope
Last week I played around with a new watercolor technique, and as always I ended up with some small paintings and nothing in particular to do with them. I realized they would make the perfect little summer cards to send out to a few people, and that means DECORATING ENVELOPES!!! I’ve had a long traditionContinue reading “The Art of the Envelope”
Masking Fluid + Washes
Recently while haunting Youtube watercolor tutorials, I’d seen a number of artists using a watercolor technique where you cover parts of your paper with masking fluid, then paint over this in a colorful wash, let it dry, then add more masking fluid, and then paint another colorful wash, etc. So, I tried it out myselfContinue reading “Masking Fluid + Washes”
Watercolor Within the Lines
Here’s some pictures I painted this week! You’ll remember these perhaps from my geometrical drawings post, and I figured these were the perfect canvases to work on some very basic watercolor skills: painting within the lines and practicing some of my new-found color knowledge from last week My chosen color palette didn’t come out quiteContinue reading “Watercolor Within the Lines”
Back to the Basics: Color Theory
I have a confession to make: Even though I’ve been painting for over a year now, last week if I’d been asked to name the primary colors I’d have needed to puzzle it out. See, when I started watercolors I did the very thing most experts recommend beginners NOT do: I bought a large setContinue reading “Back to the Basics: Color Theory”
Geometrical Drawings
In last week’s post I shared some cards I’d made. For one of them, I needed to draw a perfect triangle. Well, this girl has carefully avoided anything remotely resembling math as much as possible, so I had to do some research and then pull out my hardly-used compass. The triangle indeed came out perfect,Continue reading “Geometrical Drawings”
Handmade Birthday Cards
Since I swore to only give out cards I make myself this year, I’ve had two birthday card projects this month: One for Claire (my co-blogger here on CC for those not in the know) and one for Zack, a friend here in Boulder. Throughout this process, I’ve discovered I LOVE making cards for myContinue reading “Handmade Birthday Cards”
The In-Between Paintings
In addition to my projects that make it on this blog there are many little in-between paintings that are more experimental. Often, I end up dissatisfied with the end result, but these paintings are the explorations that allow me to improve and create the pieces that I’m most proud of. They’re the necessary test studies,Continue reading “The In-Between Paintings”
Ignite the Jetpack!
I had a vision around this time last year (not in like a super spiritual sense, just ya know a picture in my head), of a girl with glowing hair jet-packing her way out of watery depths with golden bubbles shimmering beneath her. I immediately did a brief sketch in the journal I keep forContinue reading “Ignite the Jetpack!”
Creatures of Paper
If you read my Christmas post, you’ll know that my partner Brian, when tasked with cutting out a paper snowflake, unexpectedly created the below reptilian-shaman-dancing-creature that’s been hanging on our wall long since the snowflakes have been removed. It will probably never be removed, firstly, because I love it so much and secondly, because I’m low-keyContinue reading “Creatures of Paper”
Compulsive Creation 