Free Spring Watercolor Lesson

Here is a Spring themed step by step watercolor lesson for you. 

1. Here’s the photo, I am using as reference. I took this photo in the South of France. It’s a display set up on the steps of a flower shop. 

2. I drew a quick sketch where I rearranged the objects in the photo, moved around items and left out some of the items I thought were distracting. 

I added shading with light medium and dark lines to give the drawing dimension. 

3. I started by painting the background area first, then painted the pots and watering can by dropping paint into areas already wet with clean water.

Tune in Tomorrow or Friday to Finish Your Painting? 

Envelope Painting

We are almost knee deep in the holiday season and I found something that you might enjoy doing for your holiday cards, gifts and presents, perhaps.

I follow the blog, The Postmans Knock written by this very organized , talented calligrapher named Lindsey. She posts her beautifully addressed and painted envelopes and offered an envelop template  (might have been free!) that I printed out and then traced onto 90lb. watercolor paper. See the results of my 1st painted envelop below.