By CharlieOn This Eve Of A Brand New YearFor our final December prompt of “Champagne” today, I sketched a bottle of bubbly with some festive balloons. It’s New Year’s December 31, 2024
By CharlieMerry Christmas Eve!For our prompt of “Gift” today, I sketched a little puppy in a gift box. I’m definitely not getting a puppy this Christmas as my ownDecember 24, 2024
Art Supply ReviewsBOOK REVIEW: Easy Watercolor Flowers: 45 Beautiful Paintings for Beginners by Bianca Rosen Easy Watercolor Flowers: 45 Beautiful Paintings for Beginners by Bianca Rosen is a book with a focus on quick paintings of lovely flowers. A great booDecember 20, 2024
Featured ArtistsGUEST ARTIST: “Exploring the World of Watercolours” by Dan BarrettThere’s a kind of magic in watching watercolours bloom across the page, and for as long as I can remember, I’ve been chasing that magic. Colour isDecember 19, 2024
By CharlieSinging CarolsFor our prompt of “Caroling” today, I sketched a trio of little mice singing Christmas songs. When I was growing up, I remember watching mDecember 17, 2024
By CharlieLight It Up!For our prompt of “Christmas Cactus” today, I didn’t sketch the flowering plant that bears that name, but instead, thought about theDecember 10, 2024
Art Supply ReviewsREVIEW: Hethrone Eight Color Waterproof Pigment Liner Set Hethrone’s Eight Color Waterproof Pigment Liner Set is fantastic for line and wash paintings. I love doing line and wash paintings where I draw my sDecember 5, 2024
By CharlieCozy MemoriesFor our prompt of “Cocoa” today, I made a sketch of a little kitten cuddled up next to a mug of hot cocoa with marshmallows. When I was a December 3, 2024
Art Supply ReviewsBOOK REVIEW: The Big Book of Watercolor: The Must-Have Guide to Painting by Mallery JaneIt doesn’t lie! The title for ‘The Big Book of Watercolor: The Must-Have Guide to Painting’ by Mallery Jane is a Big Book with a little bit of eNovember 27, 2024
By CharlieAs The Snow FallsFor our prompt of “Sweater” today, I made an imagined sketch of my dog Elliott when he was a puppy. He was only this small for a couple ofNovember 26, 2024
Art Supply ReviewsREVIEW: Paul Rubens Floral Watercolor PalettePaul Rubens 24 Floral Colors Watercolor Paint Set is a new release with many yellows, reds and greens. There’s a range of blues, which is an area thNovember 21, 2024
By CharlieMaking A SnowmanFor our prompt of “Penguin” today, I sketched a little penguin who’s just finished making a snowman. As a kid, I remember hoping I cNovember 19, 2024
Are you going to see ‘Wicked’? I didn’t enjoy the book all that much, so we probably won’t, but you never know. Sometimes, things work better in one medium than another. We’re supposed to get hit with a bomb cyclone tonight. I think it’s just another name for the storms that hit here all the time and not all that exciting. On the other hand, Hubby’s trying to get home form work, and called to say that traffic lights are out all over, so it may be worse than I’m expecting. I just hope he gets home before it really gets bad.
We’re not sure yet if we’ll make to the theatre to see Wicked or just wait. The first act is now longer than the entire broadway musical (which we found overly long! lol). We might just wait for streaming and watch it over a couple nights. I hope the weather didn’t get too bad where you were!
Sweet painting, Charlie!!!
Thanks so much, Mary! 😃💕
Charlie-O? You are glad it is getting cooler? W H A T ?? I had my warm scarf on today when I raced my full grocery cart up the steep incline — all the taxi companies indicated that four letter W A I T word. On the way back I brought out the insulated gloves. It means business now. Oh well I will get my tree up by the end of next week so that provides a break in S N O W season. Have fun!
Hehe! Thanks, Linda! 😃💕 Yeah… I run extremely warm so when it gets colder I’m finally comfortable. Also, then I can actually snuggle under a blanket instead of kicking it off me at night! lol
Nice painting, Charlie.
Thanks so much, Gary! 😃💕
Hola, sweet Charlie! What a wonderful painting! I absolutely love snowmen! 😍 Have you started decorating for Christmas? They have super cute ornaments at Walmart, in case you want add to your tree. They’re ceramic at $2 so I ended up buying ornaments although I have no need for any more. 😂😂😂 I just can’t help myself, Charlie. 😂 I hope to one day do a Mexican themed tree. Ooo, so exciting! 😂
I can’t believe how fast this year went by, Charlie. It certainly didn’t go as I planned, which is always so disappointing and painful, but 2025 is a new year of hope and opportunities. 💜 I hope you have a great weekend. I purchased new watercolor brushes so I need to get cracking and make something. 😂 Sending you much love, sweet Charlie. 💜🌺
Hola, mi amiga! 😃💕 We just added lights… we’ll decorate this weekend. We looked at ornaments at Target and Walmart, but decided we had enough already. Most don’t even make it on the tree, because we have to choose. Yay for new watercolor brushes… definitely time to get cracking. And here’s to brand new hope for 2025. Much love to you! ❤️
Such a fun painting! And enjoyed your musings about the Christmas season. Glad you found the perfect tree!!
Thanks so much, Mary! 😃💕 It’s such a wonderful tree this year. I hop your holidays are fabulous!