Nancy Diehl

Hi All, I’ve been doing some different media and just a few watercolor sketches lately. I finished this yesterday. “Wolffie, Providence Court Location” Saunders Waterford cp paper about 6×6″ using Daniel Smith paints. IMG_4243

This is from a photo a friend took recently in Cape May, NJ. I feel I succeeded in a few things, not so much in others. I wanted to try to capture the pretty pink that was in the sky and the sparkle on the wet part of the sand. This is in a 5×8″ Hahnemuhle watercolor book, DaVinci paints, and a little white colored pencil to enhance the little…[Read more]

I was inspired when I rewatched Jaws the other night. I loved the stillness of the water and the moonlight in the opening scene. This is in a 5×8 Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook, with Daniel Smith Kyanite Genuine (birthday present Yay!), Sennelier Prussian Blue, and gold ochre JazperStardust paints. In real life the twinkles in the Kyanite…[Read more]

#Worldwatercolormonth 7/31/18 “childhood memories” I’m not particularly pleased with this painting, but my favorite childhood memories are playing with my toy horses (until I got a real one!). I’m glad I saved them because they are great fun to pull out of the box and paint now and again. My all time favorite is the really cheap plastic one…[Read more]

#WorldWatercolorMonth 7/28/18 When I saw the prompt “splashing around” I knew exactly what I wanted to paint. These are 2 of my ponies playing in their water tub. They sometimes dunk their entire head in! I used JazperStardust handmade paints in a 5×8″ Hahnemuhle watercolor sketchbook. My own ref photo. IMG_3818