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Charlie O'Shields wrote a new post, GUEST ARTIST: "It’s Never Too Late!" by Kathy Lee 7 hours, 30 minutes ago
My name is Kathy Lee from Sydney, Australia. Who would have thought 2020 would bring Covid into our lives, and lead to me discovering at the ripe old age of 69 that I could paint, and yet that’s exactly what h
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Serendipity at work – how wonderful that you discovered watercolor, both for the joy you receive in using it, and the joy of the beholder in viewing your awesome paintings! Thank you for sharing you artistic journey with us!
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What a wonderful story and such beautiful art!! Thank you for sharing!!
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Wonderful work!
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Kathy Lee you are a Master. The teacher who told you you can’t do art, is stupid. End of story. We have those kind up in Canada too (my kid’s teacher insisted that because I am a writer,I wrote the kid’s essay . I did not and she got a huge blast from me. Your art is absolutely beautiful. You could be teaching that.
And what is that you say about “ripe old age of 69 ?” It is not too ripe or we would not be able to learn things like how to paint like you do. And it’s not old whatever that is. I am smiling by the way.
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Such beautiful work! It’s always inspiring to read about people who continue to learn and grow as they get older… good reminder that we rarely should let age limit us….
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Wow! You are my hero! Your art is beautiful and your story is inspiring. Thank you for sharing both with us.
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#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cub. Lion cubs may look sweet, but I can tell you from experience that they are mischievous little devils! Did you know that all lactating females in a pride will feed any of the cubs with no preference given to their own? Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press ‘The Collection’ Watercolor paper.
#Hahnemühle_USA #P…[Read more]Sandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Cub. Lion cubs may look sweet, but I can tell you from experience that they are mischievous little devils! Did you know that all lactating females in a pride will feed any of the cubs with no preference given to their own? Gouache on Hahnemühle hot press \'The Collection\' Watercolor paper. #Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Devil in Disguise-Gouache on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection paper
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So cute! I love all the layers of fur!
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Thank you, J.L.
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This is great. How did you accomplish the white areas?
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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]
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Amaaing thank you. I am learning so much
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I plan to write up a gouache tutorial in the near future.
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This is absolutely fabulous Sandra!
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Many thanks, Lori!
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Outstanding!
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Thank you, Zertab!
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Sandra he is so cute :). Yes they certainly can be very mischievous – either that or very subdued .. no inbetween 🙂 Love your work 🙂
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Thank you, Zoie! Much like any other kitten, but a bit more aggressive from the get-go, I think.
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Actually Sandra they aren’t. As little ones they are just as sweet and inquisitive as a house kitten. And as trusting. 🦁
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I remember that from when we raised lions and tigers when I was a child. I also remember being attacked unexpectedly, knocked down, sat on, and I still have scars from bites and scratches. They weren’t mean – it was mostly play, but they did have an awful temper. It could be because I was a child and they treated me like I was one of them.
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Aaw first .. that is soo cool. I only have my perspective from Africa. My Mom did have a friend who had a game farm and I got to spend time with all the baby animals except tigers, but he had Cheetahs as pets – about 3 of them and I played with those full grown adults in the house until I was 6 when I was placed in a convent. So Cheetahs (only…[Read more]
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I used to hope we’d get a cheetah eventually, but the zoo didn’t have any at that time. That game farm sounds like a fabulous place to visit!
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That’s brilliant, Sandra. You have tell us about your experience with lion cubs.
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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]
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That’s fantastic Sandra.
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Definitely one of the cherished memories of my youth!
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What a lovely experience though Sandra .. that’s fantastic and that is why you are such a beautiful individual 🙂
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Thank you so much, Zoie!
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So great!
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Awesome.
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Many thanks, Victoria!
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What a beauty!!!
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Thank you, Mary!
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Great technique and layers!
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Thank you, Fatima!
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#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Tadpole. Did you know that tadpoles are also called polliwogs, a word meaning ‘head’ and ‘wiggle’. Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen on Hahnemühle Rough ‘The Collection’ paper. Reference photo courtesy of Skitterphoto at Pixabay.
#Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Tadpole-Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel PenSandra Strait posted an update#DoodlewashJanuary2021 Prompt: Tadpole. Did you know that tadpoles are also called polliwogs, a word meaning \'head\' and \'wiggle\'. Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen on Hahnemühle Rough \'The Collection\' paper. Reference photo courtesy of Skitterphoto at Pixabay. #Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForThe LunchBag Tadpole-Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pen
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Wonderful!
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Many thanks, Mary!
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Ooh, great water bubble. Nice, vivid color.
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Many thanks, Glenda!
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Sandra, you never fail to amaze me! How did you get that effect?
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Thank you, Brenda! I used gel pens on a soft watercolor paper. If you look closely, you’ll see the linework.
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It’s amazing
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Many thanks!
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Awesome!
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Many thanks, Zertab!
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This is so cool Sandra! I love how you placed the polliwog in the drop of water!
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Thank you, Lori! I saw the reference photo and had to try it!
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This is great, Sandra. The raindrop is really good.
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Thank you, Gary!
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Gorgeous! Love the sparkle! I didn’t know what a polliwog was. It reminds me of the song lyrics “Sing polly wolly doodle all the day!”
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Thank you, Jessica! “Oh, I went down South, For to see my Sal …”
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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Beautiful!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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Wow, you nailed the reflections on the drop of water!
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Thank you so much, Falk!
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Wow! thats all Im saying!
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Thank you, Priscilla! That says it all!
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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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Thank you so much, Gary!
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The fur is great!
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Thank you, Christine!
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Love the texture!
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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.
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Very realistic. Like the texture.
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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.
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Lovely Sandra!
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Many thanks, Fatima!
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wonderful painting. the fur is so fuzzy..nice technique
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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.
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Love the textures!
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Many thanks, Priscilla!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 4 days 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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Love the image!!!
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Thanks a million, Priscilla!
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Well sketching inside currently due to temperatures and lockdown again. But documenting and drawing family members is also considered urban sketching imho.
Sophie and Flora relaxing with the iPad after playing in the snow ❄️.
Graphite, ink, watercolor, gouache and white gel pen. 4451FDB5-2310-4E2E-B85A-18509486389DDominik Neuffer posted an update in the group Urban SketchingWell sketching inside currently due to temperatures and lockdown again. But documenting and drawing family members is also considered urban sketching imho. Sophie and Flora relaxing with the iPad after playing in the snow ❄️. Graphite, ink, watercolor, gouache and white gel pen. 4451FDB5-2310-4E2E-B85A-18509486389D
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This is great.
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Thank you Gary ☺️
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Great color combo, and capture of the urbanite kids at home!
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Thank you. Had to try my recently bought vermillion gouache.
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It’s a beautiful color! What brand of gouache are you using?
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Wonderful!!!
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 4 days, 21 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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#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 6 days, 22 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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#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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