Amorie van Jaarsveld

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Penguin.
Did you know there are 7 species of crested penguin? They are the: Fiordland penguin, Snares, Erect-crested, Southern rockhopper, Northern rockhopper , Royal, and Macaroni penguins.
I won’t be posting as much for a few days so I can concentrate on a couple of projects.
#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:
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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Penguin. Did you know there are 7 species of crested penguin? They are the: Fiordland penguin, Snares, Erect-crested, Southern rockhopper, Northern rockhopper , Royal, and Macaroni penguins. I won’t be posting as much for a few days so I can concentrate on a couple of projects. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: * Da Vinci Sketching Set Watercolor Palette * Hahnemühle Cold Press Postcard * Photo reference by EthanRiddel on Pixabay @davincipaints @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #Penguin #CrestedPenguin #bird Southern Rockhopper Penguin-Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Hahnemühle CP Postcard

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Dragonfruit. This is what happens when Dragonfruit Goes Bad! Playing with my Ohuhu Water Based Brush Markers over Schmincke Super-Granulating Watercolor on Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Media Paper. The idea popped into my head and made me smile, but I think my dragonfruit dragon looks more like a tomato!
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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Dragonfruit. This is what happens when Dragonfruit Goes Bad! Playing with my Ohuhu Water Based Brush Markers over Schmincke Super-Granulating Watercolor on Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Media Paper. The idea popped into my head and made me smile, but I think my dragonfruit dragon looks more like a tomato! @ohuhuart @schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #dragon #dragonfruit #joke When Dragonfruit Goes Bad-Ohuhu Marker over Schmincke Super-granulating Watercolor on Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Media Paper

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Fox.
Did you know the red fox (and the melanistic silver/black fox is a red fox mutation) is the only animal known to use the earth’s magnetic field to hunt, using jt to determine distance as well as direction?
A quick try-out of some markers and journal that I’ll be reviewing soon.
* Ohuhu Water Based Brush Mar…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Fox. Did you know the red fox (and the melanistic silver/black fox is a red fox mutation) is the only animal known to use the earth’s magnetic field to hunt, using jt to determine distance as well as direction? A quick try-out of some markers and journal that I’ll be reviewing soon. * Ohuhu Water Based Brush Markers * Ohuhu Marker Pad * Photo reference by gaborfejes on Pixabay @davincipaints @Hahnemühle_USA #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #fox #vixen #animal #art #paintings On the Hunt-Ohuhu Water Based Brush Markers and Ohuhu Marker Art Sketchbook

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Pinecone.
Did you know that pinecones can stay on a tree for over 10 years before falling?
* Schmincke Glacier Super-Granulating Set
* Hahnemühle beige-toned Watercolor Paper
* Photo reference by Foto_D on Pixabay
@schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA
@hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt
#LifeImitatesDoodles #D…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Pinecone. Did you know that pinecones can stay on a tree for over 10 years before falling? * Schmincke Glacier Super-Granulating Set * Hahnemühle beige-toned Watercolor Paper * Photo reference by Foto_D on Pixabay @schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #nature #Pinecone #art #mastoart #paintings Pinecone-Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor set on Hahnemühle Beige-toned Watercolor Paper

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Icicle.
Did you know that icicles are more common in northern cities than anywhere else? This is because the right weather conditions can occur often, and urban development gives plenty of places for water to drip.
* Schmincke Glacier Super-Granulating Set
* Hahnemühle Grey-toned Watercolor Paper
* Photo reference…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Icicle. Did you know that icicles are more common in northern cities than anywhere else? This is because the right weather conditions can occur often, and urban development gives plenty of places for water to drip. * Schmincke Glacier Super-Granulating Set * Hahnemühle Grey-toned Watercolor Paper * Photo reference by tomekwalecki on Pixabay @schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #plant #icicle #art #mastoart #paintings Icicles on Grass-Schmincke Super-Granulating watercolor on Hahnemühle Grey-toned Watercolor Paper

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: River.
Did you know there are different types of waterfall, though disagreement on what they are? It generally accepted that a series of small waterfalls along a river is a cascades.
I realized that somehow I’d missed doing a painting for today’s prompt, so I used this experiment I’d done out of my head to play with…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: River. Did you know there are different types of waterfall, though disagreement on what they are? It generally accepted that a series of small waterfalls along a river is a cascades. I realized that somehow I’d missed doing a painting for today’s prompt, so I used this experiment I’d done out of my head to play with three colors from Charlie O’Shields Sketching Stuff palette. I added a little white gouache here and there for a little spray. *Da Vinci Sketching Stuff palette *Hahnemühle Cold Press Postcard @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt @davincipaints #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #art #mastoart #paintings #waterfall #nature #watercolor Cascades-Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Hahnemühle CP Postcard

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Soup.
Did you know Joseph Campbell created the recipe for condensed tomato soup in 1897? Reducing the amount of water saved on shipping and storage. Am I the only one singing ‘Soup and Sandwich’ right now?
* Da Vinci Sketching Set Watercolor Palette
* Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper
* Photo refe…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Soup. Did you know Joseph Campbell created the recipe for condensed tomato soup in 1897? Reducing the amount of water saved on shipping and storage. Am I the only one singing ‘Soup and Sandwich’ right now? * Da Vinci Sketching Set Watercolor Palette * Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper * Photo reference by PDPics on Pixabay @davincipaints @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #art #mastoart #paintings #soup #tomatosoup #mug #cup Hot Soup-Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Dalmatian.
Did you know Dalmatians were used as ‘coaching’ dogs, trained to run along side coaches and help move the crowds out of the way? That’s why they were chosen to be firehouse dogs when firetrucks were still pulled by horses.
I had only done my first layer for this painting, but I decided I like it so I…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Dalmatian. Did you know Dalmatians were used as ‘coaching’ dogs, trained to run along side coaches and help move the crowds out of the way? That’s why they were chosen to be firehouse dogs when firetrucks were still pulled by horses. I had only done my first layer for this painting, but I decided I like it so I just sharpened up the eye and nose, and called it done. * Da Vinci Sketching Set Watercolor Palette * Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper * Photo reference by RebeccasPictures on Pixabay @davincipaints @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #art #mastoart #paintings #FirehouseDog #animal #dog #Dalmatian Firehouse Dog-Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Snowshoe.
Did you know that both the snowshoe hares, often mistaken for rabbits, are precocial, born ready to survive on their own.
I kept this painting to a simple shape because I was experimenting with packaging tape for masking. I wasn’t impressed, but will continue to experiment. Sometimes it is just a m…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Snowshoe. Did you know that both the snowshoe hares, often mistaken for rabbits, are precocial, born ready to survive on their own. I kept this painting to a simple shape because I was experimenting with packaging tape for masking. I wasn’t impressed, but will continue to experiment. Sometimes it is just a matter of practice. Then again … sometimes it isn’t! * Schmincke Glacier Super-Granulating Set * Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper * Photo reference by Alexas_Fotos on Pixabay @schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #art #mastoart #paintings #hare #Rabbit #animal Snowshoe-Schmincke Super-granulating Watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Owl.
Did you know the Grey owl ’s facial discs, the largest of all owls, helps direct sound waves to its ears?
* Schmincke Glacier Super-Granulating Set
* Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper
* Photo reference by jecqan on Pixabay
@schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA
@hahnemuehle_global @Ha…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Owl. Did you know the Grey owl ’s facial discs, the largest of all owls, helps direct sound waves to its ears? * Schmincke Glacier Super-Granulating Set * Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper * Photo reference by jecqan on Pixabay @schmincke_official @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #art #mastoart #paintings #owl #bird #GreyOwl Who?--Schmincke 'Glacier' Watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection CP

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Ornamental Kale.
Did you know you can limit the stink of ornamental kale indoors by changing the water each day? Trim the stems a little at the same time and they’ll last longer.
* Da Vinci Sketching Set Watercolor Palette
* Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper
* Photo reference by Gruendercoach on Pi…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Ornamental Kale. Did you know you can limit the stink of ornamental kale indoors by changing the water each day? Trim the stems a little at the same time and they’ll last longer. * Da Vinci Sketching Set Watercolor Palette * Hahnemühle Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper * Photo reference by Gruendercoach on Pixabay @davincipaints @Hahnemühle_USA #LifeImitatesDoodles #WorldWatercolorGroup #art #mastoart #paintings #Flower #kale #cabbage #ornamentalKale Ornamental Kale-Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection CP

#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Comforter. Sometimes the best comforter is someone who knows how to hug!
Did you know that gibbons start the day singing, often in duets?
* Paul Rubens Artists Watercolours
* White Gouache
* Hahnemühle Rough Collection Watercolor paper
* Photo reference by rabedirkwennigsen on Pixabay
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#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt: Comforter. Sometimes the best comforter is someone who knows how to hug! Did you know that gibbons start the day singing, often in duets? * Paul Rubens Artists Watercolours * White Gouache * Hahnemühle Rough Collection Watercolor paper * Photo reference by rabedirkwennigsen on Pixabay #paulrubensart @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #art #mastoart #paintings #tgibbon #hug #apes Comforter-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolor on Paul Rubens Cold Press

Examples done for my review of Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour set – fourth generation.
#DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Fireplace-Did you know most chimney sweeps in the 1800s were small, orphaned boys between 5 and 11 years old? The phrase ‘to light a fire under someone’ came from the practice of lighting a small fire to force a boy to climb a c…[Read more]

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Examples done for my review of Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour set - fourth generation. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Fireplace-Did you know most chimney sweeps in the 1800s were small, orphaned boys between 5 and 11 years old? The phrase ‘to light a fire under someone’ came from the practice of lighting a small fire to force a boy to climb a chimney and clean it. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Camellia — Did you know the oldest known living camellia was planted in 1347, at China\'s Panlong Monastery? Camellia Encased in Ice-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolor on Paul Rubens Glitter paperDahg-Walking on Mars-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolors on Paul Rubens Glitter Paper Hot PressKettles on the Hearth-Paul Rubens Artists watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Press postcardThe Haze after the Rain-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour on Paul Rubens Cold Press round

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Examples done for my review of Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour set - fourth generation. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Fireplace-Did you know most chimney sweeps in the 1800s were small, orphaned boys between 5 and 11 years old? The phrase ‘to light a fire under someone’ came from the practice of lighting a small fire to force a boy to climb a chimney and clean it. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Camellia — Did you know the oldest known living camellia was planted in 1347, at China\'s Panlong Monastery? Camellia Encased in Ice-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolor on Paul Rubens Glitter paperDahg-Walking on Mars-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolors on Paul Rubens Glitter Paper Hot PressKettles on the Hearth-Paul Rubens Artists watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Press postcardThe Haze after the Rain-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour on Paul Rubens Cold Press round

Sandra Strait posted an update

Examples done for my review of Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour set - fourth generation. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Fireplace-Did you know most chimney sweeps in the 1800s were small, orphaned boys between 5 and 11 years old? The phrase ‘to light a fire under someone’ came from the practice of lighting a small fire to force a boy to climb a chimney and clean it. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Camellia — Did you know the oldest known living camellia was planted in 1347, at China\'s Panlong Monastery? Camellia Encased in Ice-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolor on Paul Rubens Glitter paperDahg-Walking on Mars-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolors on Paul Rubens Glitter Paper Hot PressKettles on the Hearth-Paul Rubens Artists watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Press postcardThe Haze after the Rain-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour on Paul Rubens Cold Press round

Sandra Strait posted an update

Examples done for my review of Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour set - fourth generation. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Fireplace-Did you know most chimney sweeps in the 1800s were small, orphaned boys between 5 and 11 years old? The phrase ‘to light a fire under someone’ came from the practice of lighting a small fire to force a boy to climb a chimney and clean it. #DoodlewashJanuary2023 prompt:: Camellia — Did you know the oldest known living camellia was planted in 1347, at China\'s Panlong Monastery? Camellia Encased in Ice-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolor on Paul Rubens Glitter paperDahg-Walking on Mars-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolors on Paul Rubens Glitter Paper Hot PressKettles on the Hearth-Paul Rubens Artists watercolors on Hahnemühle Cold Press postcardThe Haze after the Rain-Paul Rubens Artists Watercolour on Paul Rubens Cold Press round