Start With a Background
Usually I want to have an image in my mind or a picture or object in front of me before starting a painting or drawing. Sometimes it can be fun to make a background and see where that background leads … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: painting
Learning More About Watercolor
If you’ve been reading our posts for a long time, you will know that I have greatly desired to learn to watercolor. The medium of watercolor is fascinating to me. One reason it intrigues me is because when it is done … Continue reading →
Homemade Latches and Locks Toy
Latches and locks can be fascinating to curious little munchkins and provide puzzles for them to discover how they work. On the surface they may appear to be playing, but they are really trying to figure out how to get into something they … Continue reading →
Making Crayons New Again
Over the years we have accumulated many crayons, and over time, they inevitably get broken. As I am sure you know, it is way more fun to color with fresh new crayons than broken ones. So these poor lonely crayons … Continue reading →
Fall Crafter Updates
Now that it is fall, Mom and I decided to take another trip to Silver Dollar City to meet some new and old friends from the crafters that set up booths for the fall festival. We got to talk to Dennis … Continue reading →
Negative Space Painting
Today I was playing around with some watercolor techniques described in the book The Watercolorist’s Essential Notebook: Landscapes by Gordon MacKensie.I saw an exercise that looked like it would be really simple to do– negative painting. Negative painting (or drawing) … Continue reading →
Watercolor Dreams
Over three years ago a longing to learn to paint with watercolors began to grow inside of me. I bought watercolor paints and some paper and brushes, and they sat on a shelf waiting for me. Of course, my excuse … Continue reading →
Rocking Chair Inspiration
A couple weeks ago we showed you the chairs we found at a thrift store that we transformed into playroom chairs for the two older kids. Well, Miss Tickles felt left out. She needed a chair of her own. Melinda … Continue reading →