tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898830609531444152024-03-13T06:03:12.390-04:00PaperArts CafeGet comfy, pour your favorite beverage, and prepare to indulge your creative side with me. My philosophy is simple: Follow your heart, and inspiration will find you. Be yourself.lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402278253638308259noreply@blogger.comBlogger110413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789883060953144415.post-90843756552899742992022-06-13T22:35:00.001-04:002022-06-13T22:38:50.745-04:00Little Bird On Branch Watercolor Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgBeKR6xHpWJRQxTlJoARe7OxORyGTeLQYTy8WH3kD4uA72vP1qTZ3h0-yardPdH-u0jP2Nd9F2Vjp2JYzhF_LB2A2EJZD7Lo7uZIqvTQNxFY9YUEzzOZZkvaLPUYEcIy4lRkCPujZhuW4NJYeQnzxCtLr1lvFK8U8IzC_KOVohDErBWMunGxYnhF/s3281/CB1DD4B6-7134-4FAB-9AF7-122B3F32232F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3281" data-original-width="2725" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgBeKR6xHpWJRQxTlJoARe7OxORyGTeLQYTy8WH3kD4uA72vP1qTZ3h0-yardPdH-u0jP2Nd9F2Vjp2JYzhF_LB2A2EJZD7Lo7uZIqvTQNxFY9YUEzzOZZkvaLPUYEcIy4lRkCPujZhuW4NJYeQnzxCtLr1lvFK8U8IzC_KOVohDErBWMunGxYnhF/w533-h640/CB1DD4B6-7134-4FAB-9AF7-122B3F32232F_1_201_a.heic" width="533" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello friends! It has been a while since I've been posting here. It's a long story, but I will sum it up with one word..... LIFE.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But, I am back, and I've been making art. Watercolor, pastels, pen and ink, line and wash, colored pencil, and drawing/sketching, along with Zentangle. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is my latest watercolor. I created it in a paint-along/tutorial by Kathy with Sunset Peonies. Here is a link to Kathy's blog/tutorial <a href="https://sunsetpeonies.com/spring-bird-on-pink-blossom-branch-watercolor-paint-along-tutorial-demo/">https://sunsetpeonies.com/spring-bird-on-pink-blossom-branch-watercolor-paint-along-tutorial-demo/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found Kathy's style very relaxing, and her instructions were clear and very well conveyed. She is an amazing teacher, and extremely talented artist. I plant to take more of her tutorials.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used Daniel Smith watercolors, on a Canson XL watercolor pad for my journal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will be painting more birds for a while, trying to build my technique. Practice is the key, so the more birds I paint, the better I should get.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will be posting here again, so if you are still with me, I hope you will come back. I will post some of the other work I have been creating.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks so much for stopping by.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blessings,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">lynda joy</span> </p>lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402278253638308259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789883060953144415.post-90443009318848339542021-09-04T13:04:00.001-04:002021-09-04T16:48:26.227-04:00Watercolor Poppies With Boku Undo ESumi Watercolor Palette <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello friends! It is a lovely day today, so I am heading out to my garden shortly to start my 'fall garden pruning and cleanup.' But first, I wanted to post this watercolor painting I did in my watercolor journal.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivU5XEaODnJGnmSKm_KvwC30glGpAUBoOuyjzwX53lvL6N9NXTdYtAUkcQIlu9BeSyrVGH3k1Evl99TCXnALijgMUJ98kJJqEfRvf4TxA_ClvXsU5zpmlbhq9K7N-0UBhLQVIDysEtSrzI/s2048/Watercolor+poppies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivU5XEaODnJGnmSKm_KvwC30glGpAUBoOuyjzwX53lvL6N9NXTdYtAUkcQIlu9BeSyrVGH3k1Evl99TCXnALijgMUJ98kJJqEfRvf4TxA_ClvXsU5zpmlbhq9K7N-0UBhLQVIDysEtSrzI/w480-h640/Watercolor+poppies.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My watercolor journal is a <a href="https://shrsl.com/35bym">Canson Montval watercolor pad</a>, cold press, 5.5 x 8.5. I used <a href="https://www.jetpens.com/Boku-Undo-E-Sumi-Watercolor-Palette-Shadow-Black-Mei-6-Color-Set/pd/30763">Boku-Undo E-Sumi watercolors</a> to paint, in the Shadow Black palette. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PVdwxs5WC6X0OYBUkRuS6nmPsH55EC-napkaJ0yHHVwf3N_nCE0FYobSqESSfex7FAIXGdNbg0Bd0f6RY-amGnrCjCWClvr2XRsK6U_ofoO2PwHpjpOQl3JCMRSAmGGTk_9br8mLOnxi/s2048/IMG_6733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PVdwxs5WC6X0OYBUkRuS6nmPsH55EC-napkaJ0yHHVwf3N_nCE0FYobSqESSfex7FAIXGdNbg0Bd0f6RY-amGnrCjCWClvr2XRsK6U_ofoO2PwHpjpOQl3JCMRSAmGGTk_9br8mLOnxi/w300-h400/IMG_6733.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First, I created the background by taping the edges of the page with washi tape, then used a large brush to apply water inside the entire area. This was rather wet, but not running off the page. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lpXfC9kqe79IXATIehQJiAQrQ6UEWL1IDPAx2903r0E7qckPkMhZyC2RJpvElQxpPeAZ6XC4_ZHrxuFUeebZe7UYNNIhJYXDNdcmsL_uOdPiHVJhBG9DUO-xrkrYcQoP_-jsM7A5sDBn/s2048/IMG_6732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lpXfC9kqe79IXATIehQJiAQrQ6UEWL1IDPAx2903r0E7qckPkMhZyC2RJpvElQxpPeAZ6XC4_ZHrxuFUeebZe7UYNNIhJYXDNdcmsL_uOdPiHVJhBG9DUO-xrkrYcQoP_-jsM7A5sDBn/w300-h400/IMG_6732.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the background was entirely dry, I hand-drew the poppies and pods onto the background lightly with pencil. I painted them in layers of color from the palette, gradually building up color to create shading and highlights. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When dry, I added gold highlights in the stamen area and on some of the petals with a nib pen and gold paint. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To finish, I spattered with gold paint onto the page.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI0Vua4FRkPiPtc0_vlvCDpQ73ckbK0IP3IdbI2IrfPeIvsitZFH649IEXdiR62iK5XR6SX_f8Nl1ajvo1MjmkN5rsyF9rGowYg_UBoKpCVZKRx4523Ujviv0ydMEXqwKTxA1aLGGwcfY/s2048/IMG_6731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJI0Vua4FRkPiPtc0_vlvCDpQ73ckbK0IP3IdbI2IrfPeIvsitZFH649IEXdiR62iK5XR6SX_f8Nl1ajvo1MjmkN5rsyF9rGowYg_UBoKpCVZKRx4523Ujviv0ydMEXqwKTxA1aLGGwcfY/w300-h400/IMG_6731.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was really trying for a loose watercolor look, which I feel I achieved in the background. However, for the flowers and pods I got a little carried away, and really wanted to see how well these new-to-me paints would work for shading and highlights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J6Lp6MplUVtr-kRE8PTnB7hx1Ytneezh8BVQwQTCEb5jLuJ7qsB4p3iojxNZgdFkAhfysNS97NQV8_6116E8aSk5GMkctsarSay8F7vdu5W_PFktJP_tFH6XbwGjd7Ol3FN00Vu82pBg/s2048/Watercolor+poppies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J6Lp6MplUVtr-kRE8PTnB7hx1Ytneezh8BVQwQTCEb5jLuJ7qsB4p3iojxNZgdFkAhfysNS97NQV8_6116E8aSk5GMkctsarSay8F7vdu5W_PFktJP_tFH6XbwGjd7Ol3FN00Vu82pBg/w300-h400/Watercolor+poppies.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I really like these paints. They go on easily, and blend beautifully. The colors are strong, yet not really too bright or too pastel. They layer nicely, to build up color intensity. I think I will be using this palette often!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And now to head outdoors, with a nice glass of iced tea to relax on the deck, then onto the garden work. Or not. Wherever the mood takes me. Thanks so much for stopping by. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Blessings,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoxGzXQDUYFkuMNFnGPWrTFwTNU3KIsjDB2il7S0yde1XhtrwtwZIL0M4A8PPOWTnQFeXdlEwZsjgA9PjmmvzuMiZWS5PFzDJfO9iIDuAa68L85TP9WitfB_xicrFiyRy6qRKRfGiGEj7/s174/signature+copy+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="104" data-original-width="174" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoxGzXQDUYFkuMNFnGPWrTFwTNU3KIsjDB2il7S0yde1XhtrwtwZIL0M4A8PPOWTnQFeXdlEwZsjgA9PjmmvzuMiZWS5PFzDJfO9iIDuAa68L85TP9WitfB_xicrFiyRy6qRKRfGiGEj7/s0/signature+copy+3.png" width="174" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402278253638308259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789883060953144415.post-31792416202899925212021-09-02T16:22:00.001-04:002021-09-02T16:22:49.714-04:00Watercolor Azalea Duo With New Paints<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello friends! I'm stopping in with a quick post to share a card I made using a new-to-me type of watercolor paint.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BA3wYj4Kmxfo-j4m4XS1Uax5wHW5wC5J_NGOnO4mA6F-OYodJrLcsFzp94NSWWLT352I8mC4L1Yua1BCYblmohxqm9_BuqN5CrDcuvc8qc1JI8cMY4Th2aU6ZOeSBtfKlapXlwgVTkzC/s2048/Azalea.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BA3wYj4Kmxfo-j4m4XS1Uax5wHW5wC5J_NGOnO4mA6F-OYodJrLcsFzp94NSWWLT352I8mC4L1Yua1BCYblmohxqm9_BuqN5CrDcuvc8qc1JI8cMY4Th2aU6ZOeSBtfKlapXlwgVTkzC/w480-h640/Azalea.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I used watercolor paper, and stamped the C.14651.Q Azalea image from Magenta. This is a lovely stamp image, and I thought it would be a good subject on which to try my new paints.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I painted the image with these </span><a href="https://www.jetpens.com/Boku-Undo-E-Sumi-Watercolor-Palette-Shadow-Black-Mei-6-Color-Set/pd/30763"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0071bc; font-family: verdana;"><span style="border-color: rgb(175, 175, 165); border-style: solid; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;">Boku-Undo</span></span><span style="color: #323523; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"> </span></span></a><span style="color: #323523; font-family: verdana; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jetpens.com/Boku-Undo-E-Sumi-Watercolor-Palette-Shadow-Black-Mei-6-Color-Set/pd/30763"><span style="font-size: medium;">E-Sumi Watercolor Palette - Shadow Black Mei - 6 Color Set</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">watercolors I purchased from JetPens. The colors in this set are unique. The shades are not bold and bright, nor are they typical pastel shades. Rather, they are somewhat muted or subdued, as you can typically only get by mixing colors. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://static2.jetpens.com/images/a/000/196/196679.jpg?auto=format&ba=middle%2Ccenter&balph=3&blend64=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5qZXRwZW5zLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzL3dhdGVybWFyazIucG5n&bm=difference&bs=inherit&chromasub=444&fm=jpg&h=400&mark64=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5qZXRwZW5zLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzL3dhdGVybWFyazEucG5n&markalign=top%2Cright&markalpha=30&markscale=16&q=90&usm=20&w=600&s=c16254cec4d6a518c04aa4be04777f9e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://static2.jetpens.com/images/a/000/196/196679.jpg?auto=format&ba=middle%2Ccenter&balph=3&blend64=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5qZXRwZW5zLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzL3dhdGVybWFyazIucG5n&bm=difference&bs=inherit&chromasub=444&fm=jpg&h=400&mark64=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5qZXRwZW5zLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYXNzZXRzL3dhdGVybWFyazEucG5n&markalign=top%2Cright&markalpha=30&markscale=16&q=90&usm=20&w=600&s=c16254cec4d6a518c04aa4be04777f9e" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I decided to paint the flowers in layers of glaze. This is my first attempt at this, and my initial use of these paints. I really love the way they blend and layer. I used a mixture of the shadow purple and shadow green to create the grayish tones for the background.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I used Magenta images with distress inks for the background swirls, and for the verse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't like the stamens in black, so I went over the black with a white gel pen. I wish I had left them be, as the pen didn't work well over the black ink, and I had to keep adding more, creating a bit of a smudgy look. But, I am trying to let go of my perfectionist tendencies, and post it anyways. Next time, I won't ink the stamens, rather I will draw them in with the gel pen afterwards. Lesson learned.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I really enjoyed these paints, and I'm sure I will be reaching for them often. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thanks so much for stopping by.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Blessings,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosY-ahzlrOS7Kpemt3EeV-m_SNH4VmnTpTgsUf2_-bL39KPfzUdR6WOUvpXuMs4UYGV2xAQIJFTfFBtP4FyWQ8GF93siOjHix1yx1BXfDKb4zZMoSHBnQIpujmCkcc7HXjUurpoTp4x4c/s174/signature+copy+3.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="104" data-original-width="174" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosY-ahzlrOS7Kpemt3EeV-m_SNH4VmnTpTgsUf2_-bL39KPfzUdR6WOUvpXuMs4UYGV2xAQIJFTfFBtP4FyWQ8GF93siOjHix1yx1BXfDKb4zZMoSHBnQIpujmCkcc7HXjUurpoTp4x4c/s0/signature+copy+3.png" width="174" /></a></div></div>lyndahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13402278253638308259noreply@blogger.com1