Watercolor Chart

I used 3 tubes of paint

one yellow

one red

one blue

all Daniel Smith

I taped down cheap washi tape from the dollar store

(use good tape! It kept peeling off)

the squares are about 3/4" with thin tape between

I labeled my colors along the top 

and

one side

next began mixing colors

then the color mixing began

painting in the squares

Above is the finished piece before I peeled the tape off.

It might have taken a couple of hours.

I find the amount of colors

144 amazingly beautiful 

and 

thrilling to consider they came from three

primary colors!

Now I have a chart to choose colors from

as well

an idea as to how to make them again>

Thank you The Watercolour Academy for showing me how to go 

about this!

(Emma offers these lessons free!)

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Scribble Picnic: Flower Bed

a glimpse of my flower bed

one created by meadows and forest

my favorite sort of flowers

wild

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having returned from travels it is nice to join 

Michael and all artists over at 

Scribble Picnic

visit to see what it is all about

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Sylvan Fantasy

summer grass is turning golden

fruits ripen every where I look

we are entering the serious harvest season

two days ago

I noticed the days light is getting shorter

it feels good to sit down

sketch

and paint

another fungi floral fantasy piece

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I hope you are enjoying your season

be it summer or winter 

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Sylvan Charm

a wee glimpse

into 

the intimate world

of 

fungi

and 

flora

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Scribble Picnic: fill in the blank

considered 

healer of her people

she

walks with her medicine staff

always listening for the truth

beneath the surface

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sharing with Scribble Picnic

this week Michael gave us a shape to work into our art

or even to begin our art with:

it is sure to be an interesting group of art this week

thank you for hosting Michael 

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Summer Solstice

 

Summer Solstice:

for 6 months the light of each day grew longer

inspiring the growth of all

 in her land

flowers, trees, fungi, animals and insects

as we

enter the season of summer

fresh food will be plenty

new flowers will grow

nature thrives

days begin to shorten

in her land 

it is a time to be outside

exploring

and

sharing with loved ones 

finding awe in the glory of the world

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Lovely Solstice to you

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Little Thief

little squirrel saw a

ruby necklace

took it for his own

but when the fairy turns him into stone

he might wish he had left it alone

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a later thought: 
The little squirrel is only turned to stone for 3 min, but that might seem like a lifetime to a squirrel. We must remember stones are living beings, so not so bad a punishment once one relaxes into it.

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I had a little trouble coming up with a story for this one.

For fun, if a story comes to you

share it in the comments

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Sharing with PPF
 

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Magical Landscape

sometimes it is fun to play with colors

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Pregnant Magic

pregnant women

and 

their magical auras!

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Leprechaun

wandering through the land

of 

rainbows

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last night we got 6" of snow

winter continues to grace our land

sometimes the sun comes out when it is snowing

I always look for rainbows

but I don't know if rainbows work with snow

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Art Challenge: Winter Salon

deep in a California forest

land of moss and rain

there was a winter party going on

the fungi gathered 

to dance and chatter

one of them said: can you imagine living in a Montana forest

earth frozen and cloaked in snow

we could not fruit until spring

all the more reason to gather and celebrate life

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winter Salon is our theme this week

offered by our lovely friend Stefanie

I did not know what it meant

I think it is a lovely idea to gather, visit, share and ponder

with one another

Thank you for being our host Stefanie!

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Autumn Pleasures

autumn meditation

Still enjoying doing ink drawings for

InkTober

seems i end up painting many of them

it has become one of my favorite challenges

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Book of Magick

in considering his book of magick

it began to shine upon the entire world

magick is like that

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it is always a dilemma 

leave it an ink drawing 

or color it

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Phaeolepiota aurea

admiring the Golden Cap

from last weekends Fall Foray 

with Larry Evans

of Fungal Jungal

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Natural Woman for Inktober

a woman of our natural world

full of sass

and 

adventure

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for 

inkTober

#7

Deer Man and Little Man

when he saw the little mushroom man

he knelt 

to take him to heart
and 
watch him do his yoga

this painting was partially inspired 
by this antler I found a while ago
they fall off once a year

I hung it on my wood shed
to enjoy it daily

love that it crept into my art
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Spirals and Swirls

She is a lady of peace

a watcher

a holder of sacred space

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My palette had left over watercolors from the last painting.

I wanted to play,

sprayed water on the colors to bring them to live, ready to use.

Painted the above swirly spiraling lines letting colors blend into one another. 

After it dried i noticed a subtle face:

Much texture appears in the paper of this photograph, more than the scanner picks up in the first photo.

That is how she came to life, 

I found her in the swirls of color. 

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Playing with Color

 little bear

I am taking Danielle Donaldson's Class:

All Creatures Lovely and Small

we are playing with colors

so much fun

there is an art to mixing watery color 

and 

not having it turn to mud

I haven't watched the lessons on doing her animals yet

but last night i drew and painted the little bear above

i think the spirit of the class is in my blood

that and 

wondering daily as to when our wild bears will wake up

I find it truly fun to play with colors

thank you Danielle!

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29 Faces

halo of hair

drenched in lavender pinks

eyes of brown

loving life

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for Februaries 29 Faces

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Blessed Beltane

as Beltane is upon us

the half way mark between spring equinox and summer solstice

this painting came to life

a man and his kin bear

most likely because the bears around here have woken

they now walk  the earth with us

daily i think of them

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Lovely Spring to you ~

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