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Sandra Strait posted artwork 8 hours, 42 minutes ago
DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Kid. Did you know that while a goat most commonly has 2-3 kids in a litter, the world’s record is 7! Poor mama! ouache on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper. Reference photo courtesy of Alexis_Fotos at Pixabay.
@Hahnemühle_USA Kidding Around-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection PaperSandra Strait posted an updateDoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Kid. Did you know that while a goat most commonly has 2-3 kids in a litter, the world\'s record is 7! Poor mama! ouache on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. Reference photo courtesy of Alexis_Fotos at Pixabay. @Hahnemühle_USA Kidding Around-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection Paper
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Adorable!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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Such expression, absolutely beautiful.
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Thank you so much, Brenda!
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Nice ‘movement’ in his fur! Also, I love the greens in the background.
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Many thanks, Glenda!
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Super!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Beautiful Sanda.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Sweetness Sandra! 🙂
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Thank you, Lori!
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Brilliant painting, Sandra.
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The fur is great!
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Love the texture!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 1 day, 9 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Sapling.Did you know that a sapling is, in essence, a teenage tree? Zebra Zensations Technical Pen on Hahnemühle Nostalgie paper.
@Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa Sapling-The TeenAge Years-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection PaperSandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Sapling.Did you know that a sapling is, in essence, a teenage tree? Zebra Zensations Technical Pen on Hahnemühle Nostalgie paper. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa Sapling-The TeenAge Years-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection Paper
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Totally perfect teenage tree, I have seen that look on my kiddos eyes when they were teenagers. Now they are raising teenagers. Life is good and so are my teenage grandchildren. Very good job.
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Thank you, Brenda! I was hoping this would resonate with everyone who’s dealt with teen-agers. Especially those of us who used to be one, lol.
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Oh my gosh again – Sandra that is delightful. What an awesome awesome sapling and yes … lol … just like a teenager :). Thank you so much for sharing what you used … lol I don’t even know what a technical pen is. I’ll have to look it up .. lol.
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Thank you, Zoie! There are lots of different kinds of technical pen. Generally, it means it has a rigid, straight nib with a slightly rounded end. They can be made of metal, plastic or fiber. The ones I use most often are fiber-tipped in .08, .05, .03, and .01 sizes. I use the Zebra pen brand, but other good ones of this kind include Pigma…[Read more]
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Thank you so much Sandra 😊. Can you tell me when gouache is used?
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Gouache is a watercolor but formulated to be opaque and has a flatter, more velvety appearance (though many brands of gouache these days have more shine). You can use them for washes like traditional watercolor, but they are more commonly used like acrylic – just enough water to give them a consistency of heavy cream. You can paint light colors…[Read more]
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Thanks Sandra 😊
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Fabulous!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Ha ha, brilliant. Great painting, Sandra.
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Thank you, Gary! I definitely had fun with this one!
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Hahaha Sandra! This so looks like a teenage angst tree!
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Thank you, Lori! When I discovered the information that saplings were teen-agers I knew I had to do something like this.
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Oh I just love this and I love ents!
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Many thanks, Jessica! I started out thinking about dryads, but decided it was more like a young ent. I like it when the artwork has a decided opinion on what it is, lol.
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Fantastic Sandra.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Very artistic.
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Thank you, Everett!
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Superb Sandra!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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Perfection!!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Reminds me of some young whippersnappers I know!!
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Lol! Me too!
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I love all the texture in the background, beautiful!
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Thank you so much!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 2 days, 6 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Yarn. In the forests of my imagination there exists a Spirit King, who watches over all the green and growing things. And doesn’t that sound like the beginning to a great yarn? Can you see some of the things the Spirit King is looking after? Lion, rabbit, woman, blackbird, giraffe, unicorn, 4 kinds of trees (or…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Yarn. In the forests of my imagination there exists a Spirit King, who watches over all the green and growing things. And doesn\'t that sound like the beginning to a great yarn? Can you see some of the things the Spirit King is looking after? Lion, rabbit, woman, blackbird, giraffe, unicorn, 4 kinds of trees (or leaves), eyes, hearts, feathers and lots of strange viney-like things. Zebra Zensations Technical Pen on Hahnemühle Nostalgie paper. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa Spirit of the Forest-Zebra Zensations Technical Pen
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Whoa this is fantastic! What a wonderful imagination you have, Sandra 😃
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Many thanks, Zertab! There are some who might say it’s strange imagination, lol. But I have a lot of fun!
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Brilliant, Sandra. So much to see when you zoom in.
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Thank you, Gary!
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Super!
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Many thanks, Jessica!
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Fantastic Sandra and I would love to hear the rest of the yarn.
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Thank you, Victoria! Maybe one of these days I’ll write it!
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I knew someone would mention yarn, as in a story. 🙂 Good work. Lots of detail. DoodleWorks.
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Lol! And of course it was me who done it! Thank you, Everett!
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Extraordinary!!!!!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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Incredible!! Such detail. All I can think of is “how LONG did this take to draw”
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Thank you, Pat! About three hours. I work pretty quickly when I do these pen and ink drawings.
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Amazing, love the detail and the story it tells
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Many thanks, Brenda!
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Great work!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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What an awesome idea, and so well executed. I can’t believe you completed it in such a short amount of time. Beautiful!
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Many thanks! I’ve been doing this kind of art for as long as I can remember (and I can remember back a looooooong time). It becomes second nature after a while.
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All I can say is wow..fabulous!
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Thank you, Priscilla!
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Wowzers Sandra!! This is remarkable!
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Many thanks, Lori!
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Wow!
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Sandra Strait and
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 3 days, 8 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cocoon. I
Did you know that moths make cocoons, which are made of silk, but butterflies form a hardened skin called a chrysalis?
This is the last page in this ZigZag journal where I used the red & yellow gouache for backgrounds using a GelliArts printing plate . I used blues and a cooler red on the back pages. I’l…[Read more]Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cocoon. I Did you know that moths make cocoons, which are made of silk, but butterflies form a hardened skin called a chrysalis? This is the last page in this ZigZag journal where I used the red & yellow gouache for backgrounds using a GelliArts printing plate . I used blues and a cooler red on the back pages. I\'ll be posting work using those soon. Artwork done with Gouache GelliArts print, Zebra Pen Click Art Markers & Zensations Technical Pen in a Hahnemühle ZigZag book. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa @gelliarts Butterfly Emergent-Gouache & Sarasa Clip Gel pen in a Hahnemühle Zigzag book
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Gorgeous Sandra
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Thank you, Brenda!
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Fantastic!
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Many thanks, Zertab!
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Love this!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Wonderful colors
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Thank you!
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Fantastic abstract, Sandra. Dazzling colours.
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Thank you so much, Gary!
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Really really cool!
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Many thanks, Jessica!
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Incredible!
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Thank you, Susan!
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Beautiful.
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Many thanks, Victoria!
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Nice abstract.
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Thank you, Everett!
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Beautiful print and great colours!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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wonderful colorful modern look
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Thank you, Pat!
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Pretty, I love the colors!
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Thank you, Glenda!
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Gorgeous!
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Many thanks, Priscilla!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 4 days, 7 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Growing. It’s stretching like a giraffe’s neck, but I’m claiming this for the prompt because it’s obvious that giraffes do a LOT of growing! And eat growing leaves. Yeah. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Did you know that a giraffe’s neck is not long enough to touch the ground? That’s why they have to spread…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Growing. It\'s stretching like a giraffe\'s neck, but I\'m claiming this for the prompt because it\'s obvious that giraffes do a LOT of growing! And eat growing leaves. Yeah. That\'s my story and I\'m sticking to it. Did you know that a giraffe\'s neck is not long enough to touch the ground? That\'s why they have to spread their legs so wide when they drink or graze. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa https://lifeimitatesdoodles.blog/2021/01/15/stretching-postcards-for-the-lunch-bag/ Stretching-Zebra Zensations Technical Pen and watercolor on Hahnemühle hot press paper
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Sandra this is amazing, how did you do the detail on the giraffe?
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Thank you, Brenda! This is larger than most of my postcards at 5 x 7 inches, so that gave me a little more room for the detail. I started with a pen and ink sketch, which included the spots. Then I painted the entire giraffe a very light yellow-orange. When that dried, I used a darker mix of the same colors and did some shading. That dried, I…[Read more]
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This is fabulous Sandra! Thank you for sharing how you accomplished that amazing detail on the giraffe!
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Thank you for your kind words, Lori!
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Whoa! Amazing!
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Thank you so much, Zertab!
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Sandra that is incredible!! 😮🤩. Just amazing … so lifelike.
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Thank you so much, Zoie!
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Brilliant painting, Sandra. It amazes me how the get between thorns of the acacia without hurting themselves.
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Thank you, Gary! Those tongues are really flexible!
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I love this so much!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Fabulous and always love the bits of info.
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Many thanks, Victoria!
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Nice art work. Like the colors.
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Many thanks, Everett!
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Love this, Sandra!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Amazing Sandra!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Sandra Strait and
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 5 days, 10 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Sprouts. Did you know that sprouts have enzymes that make carbohydrates and proteins more digestible?cSo fresh air and sprouts make a great diet combination! Gouache on Hahnemühle Rough ‘The Collection’ watercolor paper. Photo reference from klimkin on Pixabay@Hahnemühle_USA Onion Sprouting-Gouache on Hahnemühle Rou…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Sprouts. Did you know that sprouts have enzymes that make carbohydrates and proteins more digestible?cSo fresh air and sprouts make a great diet combination! Gouache on Hahnemühle Rough \'The Collection\' watercolor paper. Photo reference from klimkin on Pixabay@Hahnemühle_USA Onion Sprouting-Gouache on Hahnemühle Rough Collection paper
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Wonderful. I love studying your work.
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Thank you, Brenda! I was trying to see if I could get a certain effect with gouache on rough paper. Nope. I couldn’t. I like it anyway, lol.
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Fantastic, Sandra!
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A thousand thanks, Mary!
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Awesome!
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Many thanks, Zertab!
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Nice Sandra…. Like the vibrant colors.
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Thank you, Walt! I was trying to see if I could adapt a technique that is normally done with gesso, gouache and acrylic. It didn’t work as I hoped, but the painting came out okay anyway.
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I love this Sandra.😊
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Many thanks, Zoie!
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That’s great Sandra. I’ve been thinking of buying some gouache having seen your pictures. What make do you use?
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Thank you, Gary! I actually have several brands. Winsor & Newton Designer gouache is good but expensive. I received some Arteza for Christmas. They’re priced well but only come in sets. They do seem to have the widest range of colors at the moment. Schmincke has a reputation as the best, but it’s hard to find and is highly priced here in the…[Read more]
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Sandra, Amazing!!
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Thank you so much, Lori!
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Nice job.
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Thank you, Everett! I was attempting to see if I could adapt a David Grove/Thomas Blackshear technique. I knew it was a longshot, so I stopped before I totally ruined the painting, but it did get overworked a bit.
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Amazing Sandra!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Gorgeous!!
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Thank you, Priscilla!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 5 days, 16 hours ago
#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Young. Did you know that the word prosimian means ‘before monkeys’? Lemurs are prosimians of the primate order which is made up of ‘monkeys’, ‘prosimians’ and ‘apes’. Zebra Zensations Technical Pen on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper. Inspired by a Reference photo from Alexas_Fotos on…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Young. Did you know that the word prosimian means ‘before monkeys’? Lemurs are prosimians of the primate order which is made up of ‘monkeys’, ‘prosimians’ and ‘apes’. Zebra Zensations Technical Pen on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. Inspired by a Reference photo from Alexas_Fotos on Pixabay.. @Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForTheLunchBag Mother & Child-Zebra Zensations Technial Pen on Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press paper
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Wow – awesome!
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Thank you so much, Zoie!
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That’s amazing, Sandra. So much detail.
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Thank you, Gary! I do this kind of drawing underneath most of my traditional watercolors though most of it gets covered up. It helps me establish my values.
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It’s great to see that sometimes. I like to see Charlie’s drawings when he posts on Instagram.
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I used to do a series of tutorials called pencil to paint, where I showed my steps and explained my choices. They took quite a bit of time so haven’t done one in a long time, but I found as with most things, that when I tried to teach others, I ended up learning myself. One of these days, I’ll start them up again.
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Beautiful sketch Sandra! Such detail!!
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Thank you so much, Lori!
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So realistic beautiful
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Thanks a million, Brenda!
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Beautifully done!
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A thousand thanks, Fatima!
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Wonderful, Sandra!!
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Thanks a million, Mary!
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Fantastic!
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A thousand thanks, Zertab!
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Excellent texture!
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Thank you so much!
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Wow this is great!
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Thank you, Priscilla!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 1 week ago
#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Gate. Did you know that in ancient times a gate often consisted of both an outer gate and an inner one, with a space in between? That space in between was often a meeting place, marketplace, and law court, as well as a line of defense. Artwork-Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper. Inspired…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Gate. Did you know that in ancient times a gate often consisted of both an outer gate and an inner one, with a space in between? That space in between was often a meeting place, marketplace, and law court, as well as a line of defense. Artwork-Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. Inspired by a 12019 photo on Pixabay. @Hahnemühle_USA The Gate-on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection Paper
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Beautiful Sandra, I love the colors.
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Thank you, Brenda!
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Beautiful!
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Many thanks, Priscilla!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Gorgeous work, Sandra.
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Thank you, Gary!
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Super cool effect!
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Many thanks, Jessica!
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Wonderful painting, you captured the freezing cold well! I got shivers!
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Thank you so much, Lori!
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Good job.
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Thank you, Everett!
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absolutely beautiful
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Many thanks, Victoria!
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Beautiful, Sandra!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Beautiful work Sandra!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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wonderful sky and background
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Thank you, Pat!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 1 week, 1 day ago
#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Kitten. Did you know that kittens sleep up to 22 hours a day at first, then 18-20, averaging around 16 hours once they are adults? QoR Watercolor on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper. I used YinMn Blue for the eyes and background. @Hahnemühle_USA Kitten Puffball-Qor Watercolor on Hahnemühle Hot Pre…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Kitten. Did you know that kittens sleep up to 22 hours a day at first, then 18-20, averaging around 16 hours once they are adults? QoR Watercolor on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. I used YinMn Blue for the eyes and background. @Hahnemühle_USA Kitten Puffball-Qor Watercolor on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection Paper
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Love the eyes, I am still a bit leary trying white🙃
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Thank you! In this case, I left the white of the paper because I was using traditional watercolor. I also did some color lifting along the edges to get that fluffy puffball look that kittens have.
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Great technique, he does look fluffy, cute!
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A thousand thanks!
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Sandra, thanks for the tip
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My pleasure!
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Beautiful, Sandra. Our cats only seem to be active between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. 🙂
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Thank you, Mary! Cats are crepuscular so they like the night-time. I say this mainly because it’s a rare occasion when I get to use the word crepuscular!
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Lovely
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Many thanks, Manoj!
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That’s brilliant, Sandra. I see what you mean about softening the edges.
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Thank you, Gary! I use the color-lifting a lot for fur. It depends on what paper I’m using because it works better on some than on others.
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Gorgeous kitty Sandra !
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Gorgeous
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Like the repeat of blue color. Great painting.
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Thank you, Everett!
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Outstanding. thanks for the hint about color lifting.
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Thank you, Pat, and I’m glad you liked the tip!
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Gorgeous!
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Many thanks, Priscilla!
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Love the blue eyes! I didn’t know how much kittens and cats slept, except it seems my cat sleeps all the time!
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Thank you, Lori! It is funny how most animals follow the rule of conservation of energy, while we humans have to look for ways to use it, lol.
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Sandra Strait and
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 1 week, 2 days ago
#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Recycle. This was a quick pen drawing over a mildliner background. Did you know that an entire load of recyclable material can end up in the landfill, because there was one non-recyclable item included? Zebra pen Mildliner Marker pens on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Recycle. This was a quick pen drawing over a mildliner background. Did you know that an entire load of recyclable material can end up in the landfill, because there was one non-recyclable item included? Zebra pen Mildliner Marker pens on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa Recycle Abstract-Zebra Mildliner & Sarasa Clip pen on Hahnemühle hot press Collection paper
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I love this painting, so many points of interest.
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Thank you, Brenda!
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That is so awesome Sandra and sadly, yes I knew that. So sad. 😔
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Many thanks, Zoie! I think many people will know this fact, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to remind people!
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It sure doesn’t hurt Sandra. Here in Edmonton, Alberta I am sure there are many people who don’t know that.
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Awesome.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Wonderful!
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Many thanks, Zertab!
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Really cool!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Great picture, Sandra. We’re very careful about what we put in. If we’re not sure if its recyclable we throw it in the rubbish bin.
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Thank you, Gary! It’s sad that it isn’t easier to tell. So many things get thrown away that could be recycled just because we can’t be sure.
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Sad to know. We spend a lot of time separating the items for future use and it comes to this. Nice job on the painting.
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Thank you, Everett! It is sad and makes you wonder how much actually gets recycled and how much the whole thing is just to make people think we’re doing something.
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Excellent!
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Thank you, Mary!
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So beautiful!
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Many thanks, Radhika!
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Great painting,Sandra!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 1 week, 3 days ago
#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Novel. A Lion, the King of Cats and a Dire Wolf? Are they 1walking into a bar? And what is that strangely reflective surface they are on? Ice? A Mirror? Wow. What a novel that would make! Maybe I’ll figure out what it is, one of these days. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa The Lion, the King o…[Read more]
Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuaryPrompt : Novel. A Lion, the King of Cats and a Dire Wolf? Are they 1walking into a bar? And what is that strangely reflective surface they are on? Ice? A Mirror? Wow. What a novel that would make! Maybe I\'ll figure out what it is, one of these days. @Hahnemühle_USA @ZebraPen #ZebraAmbassador @zebrateam_usa The Lion, the King of Cats & the Direwolf-Gouache & Sarasa Clip Gel pen in a Hahnemühle Zigzag book
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Sounds awesome! Looks great too!
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Thank you, Zertab! You can tell I had fun with this one.
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That’s an amazing picture,, Sandra. So much going on.
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Thank you, Gary!
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Amazing, love it.
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Many thanks, Victoria!
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Great colors and ficitious stories to describe. 🙂
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Thank you, Everett!
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Beautifully done!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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Fantastic!! Love this!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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I love all the layers! How fun!
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Thank you so much!
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Wow what a wonderful color cover for a book !!
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Thank you, Priscilla!
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