With Easter this weekend and Mother’s Day not too far off, Spring flowers are at the top of my painting to-do list. While I enjoy sharing quick little paint projects like the dipdot flowers, I also like paintings that take a few more minutes, but they are well worth the extra time. These seven painting […]
How To Paint Pinecones
You know, in October when I blogged 31 days in a row and painted 31 paint projects, I thought that creating a bunch of holiday paint projects would be simple. Easy. No sweat! And I was oh-so wrong. Again. I had good intentions though. I thought of a bunch of holiday paint themes and easy […]
How To Paint a Simple Bow and Ribbon Streamers
So it’s Thanksgiving week, right? And in a few days we’ll be breakin’ out the ribbon for decorating and wrapping presents. So why do a painting tutorial for a bow and ribbon then? It’s a great way to ‘frame’ a painting. It’s super easy, and therefore fast, to paint. It’s a great way to integrate […]
How To Paint (and draw) Holly and Berries
Hi! How are you? Good, I hope. Today I’m gonna share a couple of ways to paint holly. One, pictured above, looks all artsy and complicated – but it’s not. Just a few colors of paint that are layered on top of each other. Then there’s this holly leaf. Like the leaves I painted on […]
Day 26: Paint Fall Fruit in Cornucopia
Hi! Welcome to Day 26 of my 31 Days of Easy Holiday Paint Projects. If this is your first time visiting, I’ll admit that this cornucopia filled with fruit doesn’t look too, um, . . . easy. But it’s really just a culmination of a bunch of tutorials: Cornucopia Apples Sunflowers Pears Pomegranates Grapes Pumpkins […]
Day 25–Paint Wheat Stalks
How are ya today? I thought I’d have the cornucopia painting done today but it just didn’t come together, so I’ll show you this easy-peasy way to paint wheat stalks. I should be done with cornucopia tomorrow and then Christmas tutorials! I’m so glad I’m on the last week of this 31 day blogging challenge. […]
Day 21: How to Paint Cattails
Happy Friday! It’s Day 21 of my 31 Days of Easy Holiday Paint Projects. Phew! If I ever say I’m gonna do 31 days of blogging – with paint projects – again, somebody stop me! {name that movie} To be honest, I never dreamed (dreamt?) I’d still be working on Fall stuff on Day 21. […]
Day 20: Paint a Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty)
Hello! We’re almost ready to paint our fall fruit centerpiece, but we need something to put the fruit in! So here’s a simple cornucopia tutorial for ya. Even if you’re not a huge fan of cornucopia (I’m not), this will be fun because you’ll see how to make something appear rounded just by shading and […]