A Sketch Of A Special Place
A dear friend of mine had a special moment in Positano that I was lucky enough to share with her. For her birthday, I sketched the place where we toasted […]
Experimenting with iPhone Photography
I travel light, and on my last trip, I used my iPhone camera as my primary camera. It did well, but there certainly were limitations. And then I was given […]
Getting Schooled, Part 3
Another Friday morning art lesson from the Handbook of Watercolour Landscapes Tips & Techniques (p. 309), this time Deb and I learned more about using masking fluid. Masking fluid can ruin brushes, […]
The Wonderful World in Travel Journals
Whenever I travel, I keep a travel journal with written daily entries, but for my next trip, I am going to keep an illustrated travel journal. I’ve been preparing for […]
Ink All Over The Place
After my weekend course with alcohol inks, I spent another day playing with them – learning more about how they spread, their ability to mix, and their drying times. […]
Getting Schooled, Part 2
Another book that I’ve picked up for watercolour exercises is “The Handbook of Watercolour Landscapes: Tips & Techniques” by Bolton, Kersey, Dowden and Whittle. Again, this is another book that uses […]
Deb’s Been Sketching
Our visiting friend at ARTWEWONDERFUL, Deb Miles, has been doing some charcoal sketching lately, and experimenting with colour. I like her funky take on Portovenere Harbour, especially her choice of […]
Intro To Alcohol Inks
I took a one-day introduction course (taught by Diane Marcotte) on using alcohol inks – a very spontaneous and vibrant medium! These colours travel very quickly across the paper and […]
Getting Schooled
Sorry for the posting hiatus! I’ve been taking classes, reading art instruction books, and experimenting like a mad scientist. So, I’m going to spend a few posts on the output […]
February Doodles
I’m still learning about tangling and picking up new patterns. Recently though, I’ve started thinking about shapes that intrigue me, and themes for these doodles. I played around with floral […]
Getting My Feet Wet With Ink And Watercolour
At art shows, I always gravitate towards ink sketches with watercolour or acrylic. One of the first pieces of art I bought was a meticulous and whimsical ink drawing of […]
For The Birds
The first print pulled from my GelliArts printing plate is Zee Fancy Bird, while Zee Not-so-fancy Birds below is the second or “ghost print”. I painted my printing plate with […]
New Year Doodles
I am still working my way through the book “One Zentangle a Day”, and my catalogue of designs is growing. Some days I produce pieces that I don’t like, and […]
The Seasons
Welcome 2014! And welcome everyone to artwewonderful.com – so pleased you stopped by to see what we’ve been doing with our creative energies! This post shows a printing study I […]
Printing Experiments
After watching a Gelli Arts video, I rushed out to buy their Gel Printing Plate and started experimenting. This is just too much fun, especially that little thrill of excitement […]
