Tag Archives: Watercolor

Jul4

Index-Card-a-Day Week 5; World Watercolor Month Week 1

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

I’ve been participating in the Index-Card-a-Day challenge, and as of July 1, I’m doing double duty with World Watercolor Month. I only managed five cards this week.

Day 25’s prompt was bougainvillea, which flourishes in my area. I used this as a reference photo:

But I knew I’d never be able to paint it, so I decided to aim for something a little more impressionistic. I used watercolor pencils.

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The prompt for Day 27 was souvenir. Colored pencils.

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The prompt for Day 29 was citrus. I used this as a reference photo:

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My card turned out a bit more primitive looking. This card got the most likes this week on my Instagram page.

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The Day 1 prompt for World Watercolor Month was rejoice, which reminded me of this Bible verse. To add to the celebration aspect, I wanted to add confetti, so I did some paint spatter. Unfortunately, it looks more like a condiment accident.

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ICAD Day 32’s prompt was earrings. I have a very creative friend who makes beautiful earrings, so I made a portrait of her. I wonder if she will recognize herself. I painted this from a picture she recently posted on Instagram.

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Jun12

Creative Juice #194

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Amusing. Beautiful. Interesting.

Cartoons that will resonate with couples with small children.
The McDonald’s in my town is so boring. I prefer these.
These murals will trick your eyes.
37 free bed quilt patterns.
An incredibly beautiful comic.
Love musicals? Love Andrew Lloyd Webber? Read this. Enjoy.
Writing an artist statement.
I love these cute little watercolor birdies.
A scientific study has found an interesting phenomenon.
Lovely zentangle designs.
Church doors in Montreal.
For creatives: about practicing in public.

Jun6

Index-Card-a-Day, Week 1

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Every June and July I participate in the #dyicad (Daisy Yellow Index-Card-a-Day) challenge. I commit to making a piece of art on an index card for every day for two months. The idea is that a 2″ x 3″ artwork is absolutely achievable on a daily basis.

I missed Day 1 of the challenge. Although I had ideas for the prompt (hopscotch), my sketches were unsuccessful, and I knew that Monday was just not my day.

Day 2’s prompt was marigold:

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I chose not to use Day 3’s prompt (which is only a suggestion). Instead I drew a self-portrait, because I want to get better at drawing people.

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On Day 4 I drew another person, not based on anyone in particular.

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Each Saturday for the next two months, I will show you my icads up through Thursday.

By the way, July is World Watercolor Month, when I make a watercolor on an index card (or maybe on an “illegal” watercolor post card) so that I can qualify for two challenges with one entry.

May22

Creative Juice #191

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Passing along helpful information and amazing art:

The gardens are open with nobody to see the flowers (maybe they’re open again now).
If you’re feeling burnt out.
Interesting list of life lessons.
For the writers: you might have to cut a chapter, but that doesn’t mean you can never publish it. . .
Warming up with watercolor.
Children’s book writers and illustrators, want to take a 3-video masterclass with Tomie dePaola for free?
What Mark Rothko said about creativity.
Aerial photography from all over the world.
Neat zentangle project.
What made Einstein a creative genius?
Gorgeous pictorial embroidery.
Beautiful flower quilts.

May14

Video of the Week #253: Watch this Watercolor

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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May8

Creative Juice #189

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Good ideas, along with silly stuff and nerdy stuff.

If parakeets had art museums, these would be the masterpieces.
Good habits to acquire.
A brilliant poem about sheltering at home, written in the form of app reviews.
Some guidance about reciting poems, from former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins.
Some creative exercises to train your muscles to draw.
For writers: how to arrange your own book tour.
Great online sources for learning, many free.
I never realized how many things look like croissants. How creative!
Watercolor doodles and bookmarks.
What Einstein said about success.
The Ten Commandments tell us to keep the Lord’s Day holy. During Creation Week, God rested on the seventh day, and He tells us to do the same thing. Here’s what Harvard Business Review says about setting aside one day a week.
Three ways to beat depression.

Apr3

Creative Juice #184

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Are we having fun yet?

Interesting math facts.
Getting ready to start oil painting? Here are some tips.
Need some cheering up? Look at these adopted pets.
From a few years ago: an interview with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer about The Sound of Music. (If you can’t stand typos, you may want to skip this. . . )
Into the forest.
Dating in the days of Covid-19.
Recreating famous artworks. (This took a long time to load on my laptop. Be patient.)
Architectural painting in Paris.
A collection of free quilt patterns.
I love to go strolling through Nathalie’s neighborhood.
Photographer Edward Weston talks about creativity.
Creative things people have been making while quarantined.

Mar27

Creative Juice #183

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Beauty is truth, truth beauty ~John Keats

See if you can say these tongue-twisters.
Watercolor lesson.
Tour the world’s great art museums—on your computer.
What good is hope?
A brief virtual tour of Poland, including vampire lore and a dragon.
Scary tattoos.
Beautiful watercolor paintings.
I am jealous that Frances has made major progress sorting her quilting fabrics.
Kids are so profound.
I love this artist’s sketches.
What San Francisco looks like under virtual lockdown.
Pompei through the eyes of an artist.

Mar13

Creative Juice #181

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Yeah, lots of art.

They say everyone has a double.
Quilters, do you need some ideas for your sewing room?
What Tchaikovsky worried about.
Tulips imagined as tangles.
Here are some Coronavirus-related items that were briefly available on Etsy.
Portraits of Malian women from the 1960s.
Comic combining two of my favorite things: dancing and books.
This is the article that inspired the recent movie, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
What it’s like to be a painter of icons.
The importance of adult encouragers to young artists.
Beautiful architectural art.
Every one of these made me laugh. And I live in Arizona, where some of these National Parks Genius.

Feb28

Creative Juice #179

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Art, beauty, and surprises.

These lovely photos make me want to go exploring in the woods.
Best of Beethoven.
Stuff inside of stuff.
Standing out as an artist.
Smithsonian acknowledges the 50th anniversary of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Look! Up in the sky! Anything you can imagine! (Clouds.)
One person’s thoughts on the presidency.
David Hockney makes big money painting swimming pools.
A watercolorist’s journey.
Quilts at Atlanta High Museum.
Check out these beautiful Zentangle® designs.
Wish I could go to this sketching workshop in Mexico City. I love this artist!

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Tag Archives: Watercolor

Index-Card-a-Day Week 5; World Watercolor Month Week 1

Creative Juice #194

Index-Card-a-Day, Week 1

Creative Juice #191

Video of the Week #253: Watch this Watercolor

Creative Juice #189

Creative Juice #184

Creative Juice #183

Creative Juice #181

Creative Juice #179

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