By CharlieMagic In A BottleFor our prompt of “Perfume Bottle” today, I sketched three vintage perfume bottles in my favorite colors. It’s been awhile since I&#April 23, 2024
By CharlieAlways On The GoFor our prompt of “Monkey” today, I made a sketch of a little one enjoying a bicycle ride. As I was sketching this, I realized that I haveApril 16, 2024
By CharlieTime AloneFor our prompt of “Bubble Bath” today, I made a little sketch of a cat enjoying one while reading a book. As I was making this, I realizedApril 9, 2024
Featured ArtistsGUEST ARTIST: “Exploring My Watercolor Wanderlust” by Hannah PickerillMy name is Hannah Pickerill and I’m from Sammamish, Washington. A couple years after I became a full-time artist, I was watching some old home vApril 4, 2024
By CharlieQuiet ReflectionFor our prompt of “Otter” today, I made a sketch of a little river otter taking a moment to relax and enjoy nature. It’s spring wherApril 2, 2024
By CharlieAlways FascinatedFor our prompt of “Hippopotamus” today, I sketched a baby hippo watching a little flying bird. One of my favorite parts of this time of yeMarch 26, 2024
By CharlieWelcoming SpringFor our prompt of “Giant Panda,” I made a sketch of a little baby panda in flowers watching a butterfly (I’m a bit late this week, bMarch 20, 2024
Art Supply ReviewsREVIEW: Hahnemühle Round Watercolor Paper in a TinCan you believe it? Hahnemühle now has round watercolor paper in a tin! There are 30 round sheets of Hahnemühle’s cold press Expression watercolouMarch 14, 2024
By CharlieA Little ExtraFor our prompt of “Crème Brûlée” today, I sketched a little ramekin of some with berries and a spoon. Philippe and I often get little dMarch 12, 2024
By CharlieQuietly TogetherFor our prompt of “Bearded Reedling” today, I sketched a couple of them enjoying a little afternoon break together. I saw two birds sittinMarch 5, 2024
TutorialsTUTORIAL: How To Paint a Mountain Bluebird in WatercolorToday, we’re going to paint a mountain bluebird using three colors and white gouache. To keep things simple, I’ve written a step by step with miniFebruary 29, 2024
By CharlieMorning SunshineFor our prompt of “Sunrise” today, I sketched a little kitten enjoying a bit of extra sleep in the morning. As the weather moves toward spFebruary 27, 2024
oh, to sleep with such sweet bliss! Cats are just amazing and this little critter is adorable!!!
Thanks so much, Mary! 😃💕
Have fun Charlie!
Thanks so much, Linda! 😃💕
Morning Lark and Night Owl really don’t cover all the bases. I’m most active in the late afternoon and evening. Oh! I’m excited – this is an excellent excuse for me to use the words crepuscular and vespertine! Since crespuscular means active at both dawn and dusk, and I’m definitely not active at dawn, I’m vespertine getting all resources I can before the night owls come out. That means I’m most likely buggy or batty, which I suspect is not a surprise to many, lol.
Haha! Too fun! 😃💕 Yeah, I never active by dusk, so I guess I’m similar, but with a much smaller window of opportunity! lol
Your little kitty is so awesome. Just delightful and cuddly. I wish I could sleep like cats do 😉 ! I definitely was a night owl, but now I am most productive and can do more in the afternoon. By 6pm I start winding down and I’m pretty useless now in the evening. The Sleep Doctor divides it up into animals rather than birds. Wolfs are the night people and I can’t remember the other 3 animals. Morning people are bears 😉 lol
Thanks so much, Zoie! 😃💕 Oh wow! I have to look up whatever the afternoon animal is. hehe But yeah, after 6pm… my brain is ready to go back into charging mode for the next day!
Love your sleepy kitty – ours was like that the other day when the sun shone brightly through the dining room windows. I’m definitely not a morning lark–I guess I lean toward the night owl. It’s fun to read about your projects – look forward to seeing what happens as they unfold –
Thanks so much, Mary! 😃💕 Yeah, I tried being a morning lark for a few months once, but it felt too forced and I didn’t like it. hehe
Hola, mi amigo, Charlie! Such a cute kitty. I miss having a pet and listening to a purring kitty is tops! Of course, I do miss my Gordo’s snoring. He always looked like a baby as he slept. March 13 will mark 9 years since he passed. I just can’t believe it! It feels like it was only a couple of years ago. I still miss him terribly. 😔😔😔
We have started the slow decline into our Summer inferno already. A city South of us hit 95*F yesterday. We were shy of 90*F. 😭😭😭😭 We’re going to be in the 50’s tomorrow and back to the 80’s the very next day. This is coconut weather, Charlie.
I know that your mom and family live in North Texas. There’s a huge fire near Amarillo. I hope your family is safe and far removed.
Sending big hugs! I’m doing pretty well. I still have massive bruising and the incisions feel like stab wounds. They hurt so bad, BUT great results outshine the pain, Charlie. Sending you much love, my sweet friend. 💜🤗
Contact your doctor about pain management.
I saw the doctor. It’s required after the procedure. He said just to take Tylenol and that it’ll take time for recovery. It’s actually gotten better, though. It was rough for a minute there. Wasn’t sure what they did to me. 😂😂😂😂 Have a great weekend, Linda. Sending you big hugs!
Hola, mi amiga! 😃💕 Yeah, time seems to fly by when it comes to fur babies. It’s been over 2 years since we lost Phineas and it still feels like it was yesterday. That’s soooo warm… but we were hit with 75F here which is way too warm for winter and last night a cold burst blew in and it was in the 20’s. Quite a shift!
And my family is north of Dallas, so they’re far from there. And yay for great results… that is much more important than the rest. Here’s to a fabulous year ahead! Much love to you! ❤️
Cute kitten, Charlie. I’m definitely a morning person.
Thanks so much, Gary! 😃💕 Yeah, I could have guessed you were a morning person. I’m sort of jealous! hehe
Simply delightful!!
Thanks so much, Jean! 😃💕