This is a card with big block letters spelling MOM and I painted the inside of the letters orange on top flowing into pink on the bottom and added a turquoise shadow. The card is laying on brown Kraft paper with the pens and paint I used included in the photo

Let’s Create a Mother’s Day Card! MOM, a small word with such BIG meaning! Recently I drew the word MOM in big capital letters, and I’m finding it amazing how many ideas are flowing for what one can do with that base idea. I’ve been designing both with watercolors and …

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This pic shows watercolored dots in oranges, yellows, and teals

Choosing Colors Intuitively – You CAN do it! Have you ever sat in front of a blank canvas or watercolor surface, unsure which colors to choose?  You are not alone!  But I’m here to tell you that perhaps you are overthinking it. When you go to paint or create with …

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A painting of bright florals in watercolor and ink

The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “Tutorials” Do you ever find yourself scrolling endlessly through your Instagram feed and sending your like minded friends ideas or funnies? Well, my friend Miki recently send me this : Doesn’t that look like fun to paint?!  We thought so!  We put our …

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Ready?  Let’s Paint a Color Wheel! You might be surprised to hear that I have never painted my own color wheel, UNTIL the other day.  I mean, I understand the color wheel, I know HOW to paint one.  I know how to mix secondary colors and tertiary colors and how …

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This shows three different coffee stained papers that I stained with stencils.

 Let’s Make Beautiful Coffee Stained Papers! **If you are not a coffee drinker, just insert ‘tea’ in place of the word ‘coffee’ as you read on.  If you’re not a coffee or tea drinker, well, I’m sorry about that. I LOVE COFFEE!  My favorite cup of coffee is a very …

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