Victoria Banaszak

I’m Getting Ready For World Watercolor Month 2022!
I really want to do all the prompts in a journal just for the occasion, but worry a bit that time will be an issue (don’t we all?). Then I had an idea for a theme – silhouettes.
I’ve got a Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour book and I’m getting it prepped by writing the prompts for each page, an…[Read more]

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I’m Getting Ready For World Watercolor Month 2022! I really want to do all the prompts in a journal just for the occasion, but worry a bit that time will be an issue (don\'t we all?). Then I had an idea for a theme - silhouettes. I\'ve got a Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour book and I\'m getting it prepped by writing the prompts for each page, and doing a loose and lovely background. Those are quick and easy to do, so I can do a page here and there, ahead of time. Then when the prompt rolls around all I have to do is some kind of silhouette. Easy Peasy - right? Okay it probably won\'t be as easy as all that, but definitely easier than coming up with a full painting each day. These are the two backgrounds I\'ve done so far. * Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour book * Aquafine Watercolor * Malden Flake Salt added to second page July is World Watercolor Month! To learn more about this, visit Doodlewash. @Hahnemühle_USA IMG_8328IMG_8330

Sandra Strait posted an update

I’m Getting Ready For World Watercolor Month 2022! I really want to do all the prompts in a journal just for the occasion, but worry a bit that time will be an issue (don\'t we all?). Then I had an idea for a theme - silhouettes. I\'ve got a Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour book and I\'m getting it prepped by writing the prompts for each page, and doing a loose and lovely background. Those are quick and easy to do, so I can do a page here and there, ahead of time. Then when the prompt rolls around all I have to do is some kind of silhouette. Easy Peasy - right? Okay it probably won\'t be as easy as all that, but definitely easier than coming up with a full painting each day. These are the two backgrounds I\'ve done so far. * Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour book * Aquafine Watercolor * Malden Flake Salt added to second page July is World Watercolor Month! To learn more about this, visit Doodlewash. @Hahnemühle_USA IMG_8328IMG_8330

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt: Humpback Whale.
Did you know that humpback whales have ‘gathering’ places where they meet at regular intervals and share songs?
I decided to do something a little more stylized for this one. All those barnacles just seem to call for it.
* Bockingford Cold Press Watercolor Paper
* MaimeriBlu…[Read more]

Sandra Strait posted an update

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt: Humpback Whale. Did you know that humpback whales have \'gathering\' places where they meet at regular intervals and share songs? I decided to do something a little more stylized for this one. All those barnacles just seem to call for it. * Bockingford Cold Press Watercolor Paper * MaimeriBlu Watercolor @st_cuthberts_mill #Doodlewash #LifeImitatesDoodles #WorldWatercolorGroup @industriamaimeri Humpback Whale-MaimeriBlue Watercolor on Bockingford Hot Press

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt: Clematis.
Did you know the Clematis is also known as “Old Man’s Beard”? You don’t want to get it in your beard though as it’s toxic and can cause burning and ulcers in the mouth!
* Bockingford Cold Press Watercolor Paper
* Da Vinci Watercolor
@st_cuthberts_mill #dalerrowney1783 #Doodlewash #LifeImitatesDoodles
#W…[Read more]

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#doodlewashJune2022 prompt: Clematis. Did you know the Clematis is also known as “Old Man\'s Beard”? You don\'t want to get it in your beard though as it\'s toxic and can cause burning and ulcers in the mouth! * Bockingford Cold Press Watercolor Paper * Da Vinci Watercolor @st_cuthberts_mill #dalerrowney1783 #Doodlewash #LifeImitatesDoodles #WorldWatercolorGroup @davincipaints Clematis-Da Vinci Watercolor & White Gouach on Bockingford Hot Press

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt:   Lizard.
Did you know the Chinese Water Dragon, like many other lizards, has a ‘third eye’? It’s a pineal gland located at the top of their head. It doesn’t ‘see’ images but measures light, helping the lizards navigate, and avoid predators from overhead.
* Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press Watercolor Paper
* Zebra Z…[Read more]

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#doodlewashJune2022 prompt:   Lizard. Did you know the Chinese Water Dragon, like many other lizards, has a \'third eye\'? It\'s a pineal gland located at the top of their head. It doesn\'t \'see\' images but measures light, helping the lizards navigate, and avoid predators from overhead. * Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press Watercolor Paper * Zebra Zensations Technial Pen * MaimeriBlu Watercolor Image by InspiredImages from Pixabay @Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForTheLunchBag @industriamaimeri #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa Chinese Water Dragon-Zebra Zensations Tech Pen & MaimeriBlu Watercolor on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection

Adding the examples done for my MaimeriBlu review to my gallery. 4b Atlantic Puffin -MaimeriBlu Pan Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Rough 12.28.25 PM4a Flower Bright-.MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford cold press 12.28.25 PM3a Aurora Borealis – MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM3b Aurora Borealis…[Read more]

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Adding the examples done for my MaimeriBlu review to my gallery. 4b Atlantic Puffin -MaimeriBlu Pan Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Rough 12.28.25 PM4a Flower Bright-.MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford cold press 12.28.25 PM3a Aurora Borealis - MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM3b Aurora Borealis - Maimerblu Pan watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM

Sandra Strait posted an update

Adding the examples done for my MaimeriBlu review to my gallery. 4b Atlantic Puffin -MaimeriBlu Pan Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Rough 12.28.25 PM4a Flower Bright-.MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford cold press 12.28.25 PM3a Aurora Borealis - MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM3b Aurora Borealis - Maimerblu Pan watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM

Sandra Strait posted an update

Adding the examples done for my MaimeriBlu review to my gallery. 4b Atlantic Puffin -MaimeriBlu Pan Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Rough 12.28.25 PM4a Flower Bright-.MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford cold press 12.28.25 PM3a Aurora Borealis - MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM3b Aurora Borealis - Maimerblu Pan watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM

Sandra Strait posted an update

Adding the examples done for my MaimeriBlu review to my gallery. 4b Atlantic Puffin -MaimeriBlu Pan Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Rough 12.28.25 PM4a Flower Bright-.MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford cold press 12.28.25 PM3a Aurora Borealis - MaimeriBlu Tube Watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM3b Aurora Borealis - Maimerblu Pan watercolor on Saunders Waterford Hot Press 12.28.25 PM

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt:  Spinner Dolphin.
Did you know that dolphins and whales blow bubbles, sometimes even bubble rings? It’s part of their breathing, but they’ve often been seen playing with the bubbles, and may even communicate with them.
* Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press Watercolor Paper
* Aquafine Watercolor
Image by JB Truchement f…[Read more]

Sandra Strait posted an update

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt:  Spinner Dolphin. Did you know that dolphins and whales blow bubbles, sometimes even bubble rings? It\'s part of their breathing, but they\'ve often been seen playing with the bubbles, and may even communicate with them. * Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press Watercolor Paper * Aquafine Watercolor Image by JB Truchement from Pixabay @Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #dalerrowney1783 Spinner Dolphin-Aquafine Watercolor on Hahnemühle Hot Press Collection

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt:  Beaver.
Did you know that a beaver can close his lips behind his incisor teeth, and hold his tongue tightly against the roof of his mouth, so that he can gnaw underwater without swallowing water?
This was another experiment to see if I could get that glisteny-wet look of wet fur by using gold and silver metallic…[Read more]

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#doodlewashJune2022 prompt:  Beaver. Did you know that a beaver can close his lips behind his incisor teeth, and hold his tongue tightly against the roof of his mouth, so that he can gnaw underwater without swallowing water? This was another experiment to see if I could get that glisteny-wet look of wet fur by using gold and silver metallic paint. I kinda like it. I\'ll have to play with this more, just for the fact that it scanned rather well. I\'m not sure if that\'s because of the brand of watercolor or the colors I used beneath the metallic. Possibly both. * Hahnemühle The Collection Hot Press Watercolor Paper * Aquafine Watercolor * Reference Image by Diana from Pixabay. @Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #dalerrowney1783 #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup #ZebraAmbassador #ZebraPen_USA @zebrateam_usa Beaver-Zebra Zensations Tech Pen & Aquafine Watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press

#doodlewashJune2022 prompt: Red Panda.
Did you know there are two species of Red Panda? Recent DNA discoveries have revealed that Chinese Red Pandas and Himalayan Red Pandas are two distinct species, though the difference is mainly in the head shape, and coloration — more white on the Chinese Panda’s face and more distinct rings on the…[Read more]

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#doodlewashJune2022 prompt: Red Panda. Did you know there are two species of Red Panda? Recent DNA discoveries have revealed that Chinese Red Pandas and Himalayan Red Pandas are two distinct species, though the difference is mainly in the head shape, and coloration -- more white on the Chinese Panda\'s face and more distinct rings on the Himalayan\'s tail. I was playing with chinese white and titanium white in this painting, and it\'s given it sort of a blurry feel. I\'ll probably stick with gouache to add white in the future, but I\'ll keep this as is as a reminder why. * Hahnemühle The Collection Cold Press Watercolor Paper * Aquafine Watercolor * Reference photo by 2023852 from Pixabay @Hahnemühle_USA #PostcardsForTheLunchBag #dalerrowney1783 #LifeImitatesDoodles #Doodlewash #WorldWatercolorGroup Red Panda-Aquafine Watercolor on Hahnemühle The Collection Cold Press