Cindy Baird

#DoodlewashFebruary2023 prompt: Castle. A man’s home is his castle, especially when he has a fine carriage like this Citroen Duck. Did you know that Citroen hid or destroyed all of their C2V to keep them from the Nazis during WWII?
For some reason the scanner picked up the purple and really made it stand out — it’s not like that in the actual p…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashFebruary2023 prompt: Castle. A man’s home is his castle, especially when he has a fine carriage like this Citroen Duck. Did you know that Citroen hid or destroyed all of their C2V to keep them from the Nazis during WWII? For some reason the scanner picked up the purple and really made it stand out -- it\'s not like that in the actual painting. * Ohuhu Water Based Brush Markers * Hahnemühle Cold Press Watercolor Postcard * Photo reference by GuentherDillingen on Pixabay @ohuhuart @Hahnemühle_USA @hahnemuehle_global @Hahnemühle FineArt #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #pennyfarthing #Citroen #automobile Citroen Duck-Ohuhu Water Based Brush Markers on Hahnemühle Watercolor Postcard

#DoodlewashFebruary2023 prompt: Coins and Bicycle
Did you know the Penny-farthing bicycle was so named because the wheel sizes had the same size ratio as the British coins penny and farthing?
A very quick sketch, combining two prompts.
* Schmincke Super-Granulating Watercolor
* Baohong Rough
* Photo reference by nguyendinhson067 on…[Read more]

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#DoodlewashFebruary2023 prompt: Coins and Bicycle Did you know the Penny-farthing bicycle was so named because the wheel sizes had the same size ratio as the British coins penny and farthing? A very quick sketch, combining two prompts. * Schmincke Super-Granulating Watercolor * Baohong Rough * Photo reference by nguyendinhson067 on Pixabay @schmincke_official #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #pennyfarthing #bicycle The Penny-Farthing-Schmincke Tundra Super-granulating set on Baohong rough

#DoodlewashFebruary2023 prompt: Fish. Adding the examples for my book review of ‘Rediscovering Gouache’ to my album.
Funny Fish-Daniel Smith Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press CollectionFacing Out-Daniel Smith Gouache on Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Meda paper

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#DoodlewashFebruary2023 prompt: Fish. Adding the examples for my book review of \'Rediscovering Gouache\' to my album. Funny Fish-Daniel Smith Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press CollectionFacing Out-Daniel Smith Gouache on Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Meda paper

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#DoodlewashFebruary2023 prompt: Fish. Adding the examples for my book review of \'Rediscovering Gouache\' to my album. Funny Fish-Daniel Smith Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press CollectionFacing Out-Daniel Smith Gouache on Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Meda paper

#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 V…[Read more]

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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