My friend Sara has instituted this amazing concept You:Create on her blog...it's been going on for six weeks & i've been too intimidated to post anything but perusing everyone's crafts and creations definitely had me creating at home! so now here are all my creations at once...sorry, Sara ;)
This first one was actually inspired by my nephew, you can read more about him here . One of the nights I was lucky enough to babysit him we were using his bathtub crayons to practice shapes...he ended up scribbling this little pic (I had to edit it a bit to darken the image so it was easily visible):
Next up I was inspired by some of my favorite things...:
Then I moved onto a picture inspired by the BP Oilspill & a t-shirt I had seen in NOLA:
This one started out as a practice session of washes, I was experimenting with various shades of blue & how they would blend into each other:
Now that I had a little water color experience under my belt I moved onto some of my canvases. For this painting I used a variation of colors & washes, some iridescent coloring, & rock salt for texture:
Now this last one is possibly one for the a fore mentioned nephew...his mother asked for a non-girlie painting. However, we vary greatly on what we consider non-girlie, so I'll have to see what she thinks of this one:
Now, I just need to get inspired to get back to acrylics & finish a painting I have owed to our cousin Steph for about three years now...
8 comments:
Wow, you are talented! I think all of those are lovely. The bird one makes a great statement. I would put the striped one on my wall. :) You should start an Etsy store!
lovely! I'm so glad you shared! i might have to try my hand at some watercolor--looks like fun!
These are AMAZING!!! Oh my gosh, I am so glad you linked up and I got to see these.
How can I learn how to use watercolors? Love it!!!!
@Kaycee thank you so much! i've thought about doing an etsy before...but i think i'd need a few more pieces first...food for thought though!
@bahava thanks! watercolor is SO much fun!
@gitz you're too sweet, sara! i used to think i hated watercolor...but it's been so much fun to play around with! this site has given me inspiration & a little guidance as i've delved into watercolors: http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-tutorials.htm
Colour me impressed - i always hated watercolour.
Your blue wash bird reminds me of the Twitter bird - HA!
Well look at talented you! :o) Great job! I love the one you 'recreated' from cohen's drawing. He is clearly a creative genius with those soap crayons... and you, you gave life to his preliminary sketch. It's my favorite one. :o) Great job girl!
Oh my gosh! I totally just teared up. I think Cohen is so very inspiring...but I didn't know if anyone else could see that.
I LOVE the paiting of his name! I'm so happy you are paiting and you are so very talented! Please keep it up! I can't wait to see what you create next!!!!
@Megs ha ha! i used to hate watercolor too...but it may be my new favorite medium! :) ...and the bird wash--totally inspired by the tweetdeck bird! good eye seester!
@calis oh yes, alison! that kid is uber talented! i can't wait to babysit him & do some crafts of our own to frame! thanks!
@emily thank you! you kid is incredibly inspiring! i've taken pictures of all his tub art! and i already have an idea for another name picture...but written in russian. the background will be so much cooler!
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