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Simple Watercolor Glazing Technique with Abstract Shapes and Alcohol Drops for Texture
Hi friends! I wanted to do a simple little abstract watercolor using the glazing technique, make some abstract shapes in pastel colors, add some alcohol texture, and finish off with some doodles using my gold pen. I loved how relaxing this one was to do, almost like some nice art therapy. I hope you try…
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Paint this Cute Abstract Landscape in About 20 Minutes with Acrylic Paint
Hi friends! If you’ve got about 20 minutes, paint this cute abstract landscape with me! I’m using acrylic paint, and you can add any media you like. Pencils, markers, whatever you want. I’ve been painting these things like crazy and they are so fun to make. I’ve got a bunch done in a pile, and…
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Need Inspiration? Check Out These Relaxing and Easy Mixed Media Art Pages
Hi friends! If you need inspiration and you’re staring at a blank page, let’s make these easy and relaxing mixed media art pages together. In this real time video, we’ll complete three different mixed media pages at the same time in a similar style, but each with its own personality. Hopefully this helps loosen you…
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Some Ways to Layer Transparent and Opaque Paint – Beginner Acrylic Painting
If you’re looking for some creative ways to use your acrylic paints, it might be helpful to take advantage of your colors’ natural properties of opacity and transparency. There are a lot of ways to layer transparent and opaque paint, but this beginner acrylic painting video shows a few of those ways and you’ll end…
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Exploring Watercolor Flowers over Gesso and Collage – Easy Abstract Painting
Hi friends! I haven’t done a collage video in ages, so I wanted to explore watercolor flowers over gesso and collage from a magazine. This one is a simple and easy painting, using a text filled page from a magazine for a background pattern and interest. With the gesso and watercolor layered over it, it…
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Beginner Acrylic Painting – Easy Abstract Desert Landscape in My Sketchbook
Hi friends! If you have a little time and are a beginner acrylic painter, or even someone who has experience but would like to do a fun landscape painting, join me today for this simple desert landscape painting that I’m doing in my sketchbook. We’ll do a couple of different acrylic techniques like glazing, lifting,…
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Exploring Watercolor over Gesso with Scratch Marks and Texture – Easy Flower Painting
Hi friends! One of the things I like to do is mix watercolor and acrylic paint. In this video, I’m exploring using watercolor over textured gesso as a base layer, made by scratching in marks with a stylus, palette knife, or anything on hand. If you want to try this gesso and watercolor technique, it’s…
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Painting Flip Through and Long Relaxing Flower Painting Session – Marks, Patterns, Textures
Hi friends! I’ve got a nice long video today. I got some new paper to try and I have done a ton of paintings on it! I’m doing a quick flip through and then we can have a nice long relaxing abstract flower painting session complete with marks, scratching, texture, and lots of interesting shapes!…
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Practice Painting Four Abstract Flower Vases in Acrylic – Fast Intuitive Painting
Grab your brush, acrylic paint, and paper and practice painting four abstract flower vases in acrylic! I spent about a half hour painting these fast intuitive paintings and it is a great exercise to practice your painting styles, brushwork, color mixing, and so much more. It’s also a great warm up if you just aren’t…
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Try This Fluid Art with Liquid Watercolor Ink and Stencils and Doodles on Top
Hi friends! I’m doing some fluid art today and making this quick and easy page with liquid watercolor ink, stencils, acrylic ink, and alcohol ink on a page. I love the flowy look of fluid watercolor, and this one was a fun little page! If you have ten minutes today, give this one a try…
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Paint this Whimsical House with Trees Night Scene with Light in Gouache
Hi friends! I grabbed my gouache paints and really wanted to have fun doing a whimsical little house painting. I started off with a little light and a house and took it from there to a really cute little night scene! I also was able to make some corrections, so if you’re working with gouache,…
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Paint This Easy Sprig of Pine Greenery with Berries in Watercolor
Hi friends! Grab your watercolors and paint this easy sprig of pine greenery with some berries with me! This one is great for Christmas or winter themed greeting cards, tags, or a nice watercolor gift to give someone. I hope this painting gives you some tips and ideas for a nice little bit of greenery…
