Karen Howard

They are. Thank you Lori.

Thank you Jessica.

Thanks a million, Victoria!

Thank you so much, Brenda!

Thank you, Zertab!

Thank you so much, Lori!

Thank you, Brenda!

Thank you, Fatima!

Thank you, Glenda!

Thank you, Sandra!

Thanks, Pat!

Thank you Zertab.

Thank you Jessica.

Thank you Victoria.

Thank you Everett.

Thank you Brenda.

Thank you Mary. I drew it in pen the did two wet in wet greys.

Thank you Fatima.

Thank you Sandra.

Thank you Pat.

Thank you Lori.

Thank you, J.L.

Thank you, Brenda! This was painted with gouache, which is opaque, so you can paint light over dark. If I do have large areas of white, I just leave it unpainted, but with this lion, I painted the entire cub with local color (the closest I could get to the main overall color), then I painted the shaded areas with a slightly darker version. Then I…[Read more]

Many thanks, Lori!

Thank you, Zertab!

Thank you, Zoie! Much like any other kitten, but a bit more aggressive from the get-go, I think.

My father worked at the local zoo for over 20 years. Back then (looooong time ago) the zoo didn’t have a nursery so if a mother rejected her offspring, one of the employees would take it home and raise it for a while. Mostly, we had lions and tigers. In the beginning, we kept them until they were about 6 months old, but that was too hard on…[Read more]

Thank you, Jessica!

Many thanks, Victoria!

Thank you, Mary!

Thank you, Fatima!

Thank you!

Thanks, Lori!

Thanks, Everett!

Thanks, Gary!

Thanks, Brenda!

Thank you, Fatima!

Thank you, Sandra!

Thanks, Priscilla!

Thank you!

Thank you Zertab.

Thank you Jessica. Even though we have frogs in the pond we never see tadpoles, I think the newts eat them all.

Thank you Victoria.

I occasionally do a bit of pond dipping and I see them then.

Thank you Brenda.

Thank you Mary.

Thank you Fatima.

Thank you Sandra.

Thank you Priscilla.

Many thanks, Mary!

Many thanks, Glenda!

Thank you, Brenda! I used gel pens on a soft watercolor paper. If you look closely, you’ll see the linework.

Many thanks, Zertab!

Thank you, Lori! I saw the reference photo and had to try it!

Thank you, Gary!

Thank you, Jessica! “Oh, I went down South, For to see my Sal …”

Thank you, Victoria!

Many thanks, Fatima!

Thank you so much, Falk!

Thank you, Priscilla! That says it all!

Thank you, Fatima!

Thanks, Brenda!

Thanks, Gary!

Thanks, Pat!

Thanks, Sandra!

Thank you, Victoria!

Thank you!!

Thank you, Glenda!

Thank you, Zertab!

Thank you, Lori!

Thank you, Priscilla!

Thank you Zertab.

Thank you Jessica.

Thank you Victoria.

Thank you Everett.

Thank you Mary.

Thank you Fatima.

Thank you Brenda.

Thank you Sandra.

Thank you Lori.

Thank you Priscilla.

Many thanks, Mary!

Thank you so much, Brenda!

Many thanks, Glenda!

Thank you, Zertab!

Thank you, Victoria!

Thank you, Lori!

Thank you so much, Gary!

Thank you, Christine!

Thank you, Jessica! I used a different method than I usually do. It takes longer so I’m not sure how often I’ll use it.

Thank you, Everett! I used a method that takes longer than my usual, so I don’t use it too often. It’s fun to do when I have time.

Many thanks, Fatima!

Thank you so much, Pat! It’s a technique that takes a bit of time, so I don’t use it often, but gouache lends itself to doing it.

Many thanks, Priscilla!

Thank you, Fatima!

Thanks, Brenda!

Thanks, Zertab!

Thanks, Sandra! Sea sponge. 😊

Thanks, Gary!

Thank you!

Thank you, Lori!

Thank you, Jessica!

Thank you, Priscilla!