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Author: Judith

I'm an artist, author, and musician with a love of all things creative. My "art journey" began in 2015 when I decided to learn to draw. I love learning new things! Life is always an adventure.

Something Silent

Lately I’ve been doing a lot more “wishy-washy” watercolors…for lack of a better term. What I mean, of course, are … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

Something Feathery

Since we’re celebrating our feathered friends today for Draw-a-Bird-in-July day, I painted a rather whimsical winged creation. I wanted to … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth, birds

Something Borrowed

I saw a lovely watercolor painting in a Wet Canvas forum tutorial, and since it combined many of the things … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

Something Stormy

I did two watercolors today, and in a continuation of yesterday’s doldrums, I wasn’t completely satisfied with either. Of the … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

Something Simple

Despite it being a holiday, today has not been a good day. Lately, life seems to be filled with more … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

For the First Time

Some of you — my Facebook friends — may have already seen this watercolor. I like it well enough that … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

Something Different

As we go through the month of July and I’m doing watercolor each day, I’ll be trying a lot of … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

A Happy Accident

We’ve all heard it said. Watercolor often leads to happy accidents, those unplanned things that take us by surprise when … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

A Disappointing Start

World Watercolor Month is here, and I’m looking forward to doing a watercolor each day. I actually started a day … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth, Landscape

It’s About to Begin!

Yes! World Watercolor Month kicks off tomorrow, and I’m excited to be part of the event. Thank you, Charlie O’Shields … More

#WorldWatercolorMonth

An Art of Balance – Henri Matisse

“What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity, devoid of troubling or depressing subject-matter, an … More

Color, Henri Matisse, MoMA

Inka-Dinka-Doo Day

I never said it would be pretty. I only said it would be fun…and yes, I had a lot of … More

creativity, exercise, Ink wash

Sunsets

Everyone loves watching the sun set, I think. The colors of the sky are always gorgeous. So when I wanted … More

split complementary colors, sunset

More Scheming

I’m having a bit of fun with different color schemes. Instead of doing another practice exercise, I went back to … More

Color schemes, Complementary colors

ICKY

No, I’m not saying my painting is “icky” — a word we used back in my high school days usually … More

impatience, landscapes

Scheming

Scheming is a fun little word. The dictionary definition says “given to or involved in making secret and underhanded plans” and … More

Analagous colors, Color schemes, Complementary colors, monochromatic, Split complementary

Brushing Up

Of all the things I’ve learned and read and done — or tried — over the last year as a … More

brushes, Watercolor

Inka-Dinka-Doo

Recently my husband made a comment about Jimmy Durante. Yeah, it came about while he was looking at my wonky … More

creativity, Ink wash, Inka-Dinka-Doo Day

Whatever Works

As artists, we each have our own approach to drawing, painting, and other forms of expression. We have our own … More

Trees, Tutorials

Johnny One Note

Many, many years ago, Rodgers and Hart wrote the score for Words and Music, a movie experience that told the … More

Color Theory, monochrome

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