Painted sketch of tea... and sketch

I used a Koi Waterbrush (fill the handle with water) for the first time. It stays wet and I used 1/3 a 'handle full' of water for this painting however, it is very difficult to control the amount of water that comes out. It's the medium size from Curry's Art Store for about $7.

The portable 12 pan Winsor Newton watercolour set is great for sketching. Super duper portable and I had lots of fun.

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strike a pose

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This morning I went to life drawing for the first time this year. I'm very happy to be back at it! Today's model was the lovely Colette.

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Friday Flowers

It'S coold out there! So, on my way home, I grabbed some soup and some fresh cut flowers... and stayed inside.

follow those footprints

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It snowed again! I love winter so I was out and about first thing this morning, making those footprints.

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sunup

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These flowers made lovely friends while enjoying the morning sun on my window sill.

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crackle

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One of my many New Year's Resolutions is to paint animals. I thought this wonderful Mountain Sheep was the perfect place to start.  The reference photo is from the website WetCanvas which supplies artists with photos.

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urban moments

Lately I've been doing a lot of "Urban Sketching". Check out this Flickr Page if you're not familiar with the fun!

snowed in

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Still having fun with my bamboo pen and permanent Calli artist's ink, both of which I bought at the art store.
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that makes two of us

I was inspired to paint this striped fabric. I thought pears, with their lovely greens and wonderful shapes, would compliment it nicely.

family of five

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I'm having a blast drawing with my bamboo stick and artist's ink. And these items all fit together like one big happy family.

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morning snowfall

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A pen ink snowscape to end off a wonderful year!!! (I drew with a bamboo stick). Thank you to all my fellow bloggers who have been so supportive and encouraging. Your wonderful comments keep me inspired. Happy New Year and may all of your art dreams come true!!!

flower power

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I had a wonderful holiday in warm weather and now I'm home enjoying the snow, snow... and more snow!

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cool boots

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I'm off for X-mas holidays!! See you next week and have a Merry Christmas!

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early resolution

One of my New Year's Painting Resolutions is to do more hand studies, so I thought I'd start early and do one for the Daily Paintworks 12 Days of Christmas Challenge.

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cut through

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The city just fixed up a park near us and it's got a great path you can cut through, and lots of benches.

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portrait studies

A few 20 minute portrait studies from life drawing session today. 

I've just added cobalt turquoise to my palette, since being influenced by the fantastic watercolourist Shirley Trevena. It's a bit green but I had lots of fun with it.

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know inside out

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Nothing captures the inside of a pomegranate like watercolour paint!

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any friend of yours is a friend of mine

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A few flowers to cheer up these early December gray days.

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come rain or shine

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I was in New York City last week with my wonderful sister!! We had a fantabulous time. But, happy to be home and back to painting.

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far and away

At our group portrait drawing session, the lovely Brenda sat perfectly still for us. It's my turn to sit for the group next. It's always fun to see 20 paintings of yourself.

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down the street and around the corner

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Keeping the look as wet and 'watercoloury' as possible!

visiting apple

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Apples like making the rounds and visiting too! This one is 8"x10".

Here's the set up...

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Toronto Arts and Crafts Show!

I spent the day showing my art work at the Toronto Arts and Crafts Show, along with 49 other vendors!

I put my one-long-line drawings in cute colourful frames...

And my watercolours on wooden panels...

I sold a nice balance of each with a total of 13 sales... my new lucky number!

Honey Bear is back in Town!

Cutie-patootie.

strive

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The sunflowers are hanging on, despite the cold weather.

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on the flip side

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The little clementine is still roaming around making friends.

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visiting clementine

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The challenge of painting white with watercolour is always an enjoyable mission, and a little clementine came by to see what all the excitement was about.

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from the other side

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More cars! Same parking lot looking the other way.

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park it over there

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I do enjoy drawing and painting cars. They're made up of lots of good shapes.

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under the sun

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Starting November off with a few lovely flowers.

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the cat's away

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! Can you find the 3 mice?

I had a blast painting this because the subject allowed me to make a mess!

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2 more days till candy time!

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Halloween is almost here...!

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hot diggity

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More hot peppers with my two favourite still life bottles.

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in hot pursuit

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I've had a busy week and I've really missed painting. So, I thought I'd jump right back in with some hot peppers. 

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walk

A few selective lines and a lot of colour flooded in for this view looking south on St. George towards Bloor Street.

the hotdog stand

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I started this drawing with the stop sign and worked my way up the tree to the hot dog stand. Suddenly a cyclist showed up so I quickly put him in.

Then I got a wood panel from the art store,

I lightly sanded the front and back.

I sprayed the painting 3 times with Krylon UV-Resistant Gloss, which is a clear acrylic coating. It is non-yellowing, moisture resistant and protects against UV light rays. Then I adhered the painting to the panel with non-toxic Weldbond.

This is the Krylon product that Aquabord (same company that makes Gessobord) recommends for watercolours that are not under glass.

I'm very happy with the professional look of presenting watercolour this way. 

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