I recently completed a vintage wildflower watercolor class on Skillshare that has really inspired a daily sketchbook art practice! This class by Peggy Dean, Vintage Wildflowers in Watercolor was so encouraging and builds painting confidence, "from loosening up and letting your brush run wild, to working with beautifully curated colors that celebrate an antiqued aesthetic, … Continue reading Vintage Wildflowers — Inspiring a Daily Sketchbook Art Practice!
Month: August 2022
Flower Pounding — How to Create Botanical Paper!
A couple of Skillshare classes that I have taken included a technique called flower pounding to create designs on paper. I hadn't tried this before, but I found it to be really enjoyable! The first time I tried this was in Anne Butera's Summer Adventures in Your Botanical Sketchbook on Skillshare. The shapes of the … Continue reading Flower Pounding — How to Create Botanical Paper!
Book: Bicycling with Butterflies, a Milkweed Discovery and a Monarch Mimic!
Growing up in Ontario, Canada, Monarch butterflies were a sure sign of summer -- a most common sighting. Living now in the Pacific Northwest, I miss seeing the Monarchs -- their numbers are low here and mostly found east of the Cascade mountains where milkweed grows. The Book: Bicycling with Butterflies When I found out … Continue reading Book: Bicycling with Butterflies, a Milkweed Discovery and a Monarch Mimic!
i am chasing butterflies 