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Her Name Was Lola . . .

June 4, 2014 By Colleen 10 Comments

I would love to get to know your pet and give you a piece of art to enjoy forever!

Creating a tabby cat pet portrait with colored pencils and paint details.

Filed Under: Drawing, Markers & Pencils, my paintings, My Stuff, Paint Paper, Paint Surfaces, Techniques, Watercolor

Choosing Scroll Patterns – Free Printables

March 27, 2014 By Colleen 4 Comments

desk-scroll

For some strange reason, I have a ‘thing’ for scrolls. I should say, I have a thing for painting scrolls. It’s not that my house is full of scrolly decor. At least, I don’t think so. I might have to look around now and doublecheck that. Before I’d even painted the first coat of white […]

Filed Under: Drawing, patterns

Take a Trip With Me This Week

February 2, 2014 By Colleen Jorgenson 1 Comment

Painting Starting Sketch

I haven’t painted a ‘regular’ painting in quite a while. I mean, I’ve been painting dogs and craft stuff, but there are a lot of blank walls in my house and I decided I need to paint something just for me. Usually I post all of the step-by-step photos after I’ve finished a painting and […]

Filed Under: Drawing, How To & PIY, Paint Canvas, Paint Surfaces, Techniques, Tutorials

Paint Hydrangea – Free Printables

April 29, 2013 By Colleen Jorgenson 2 Comments

Hydrangea Patterns

This week, and probably part of next, I’m focusing on Mother’s Day projects. The fact that I’m also in the midst of the series, How To Paint Simple Spring Flowers, and flowers go so nicely with Mother’s Day is just a happy little coincidence. Hey, I’ll take any reason for a happy coincidence. Last week […]

Filed Under: Drawing, How To & PIY, patterns, Techniques, Tutorials

Draw Wildflowers with Fabric Markers

July 11, 2012 By Colleen Jorgenson 3 Comments

Draw Wildflowers with Fabric Markers

For many people ‘summer’ means the beach. Sand, water, seashells. But not for me. Summer, to me, means the mountains, where I spent every childhood summer. The mountains – pine trees, pinecones, crystal blue lakes, and wildflowers. I’m trying to get Mom to our cabin as much as possible this year. I’ve made it my […]

Filed Under: Drawing, How To & PIY, Markers & Pencils, Paint Fabric, Techniques, Tutorials

How To Paint (and draw) Holly and Berries

November 7, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

Paint (and draw) Holly Leaves

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 […]

Filed Under: Drawing, How To & PIY, PIY, Techniques

How To Paint a Simple Dragonfly

April 26, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson 2 Comments

Paint a Simple Dragonfly

A really, really simple dragonfly. I’m working on a better dragonfly that I’ll share with you soon. Today I just needed some photos to go along with this sweet little bit of prose. A Garden To Plant -anonymous First, plant five rows of peas – preparedness, promptness, perseverance, politeness and prayer. Next, three rows of […]

Filed Under: crafts, Drawing, How To & PIY, Paint Surfaces, Paint Wood, Techniques, Tutorials

Anatomy of a Mural

March 10, 2011 By Colleen Jorgenson Leave a Comment

Anatomy of a Mural

I’d love to say we’re all unpacked and settled after the move. But I can’t. There’s so much to do around this place, it makes my head spin. And while I’d love to wile away the hours reminiscing about more of my business horrors, work calls. Nothing like a new mural project to get my […]

Filed Under: Drawing, murals, my paintings, My Stuff, Techniques

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