Babbling Brooks & Books

A watercolor master study of Charles Chaplin's "Feeding Pigeons" in oil. I really liked the soft color palette of this one and the lil pigeons 🐦❤️

I should be posting regularly now as I am established in my new job now and have figured out my schedule for creative pursuits (since I am no longer able to attend my art group at the library 🥺).

Unfortunately, this will be my last regular Art at the Library segment as my new work schedule conflicts with the art group hosted at the library. I still plan on making art, it just won't be at the library.

This one took me a couple weeks (hence why I haven't been posting). I'm very proud of her ❤️

Just some sketchy plans for some future paintings....👀 (featuring a koi fish mermaid 🧜‍♀️ being serenaded by a geisha in a Japanese garden and a death head moth fairy 🧚‍♀️ collecting snapdragon husks)

After going to the Ren Faire one weekend and then being sick the next, I have finally gone back to my art group at the library. I've been a bit stressed lately (mostly work 😅), so I went back to my comfort zone and painted a pretty lady with a skull, aka an art study of Alfred Stevens' "Mary-Magdelene."

Despite having a lot of fun with gouache lately, I definitely prefer watercolors and my style of painting in them. Maybe I just haven't developed enough of a style in gouache? Or maybe it just depends on my mood? Either way, I think watercolors will always be my first love ❤️

I did another art study in gouache, this time of Jan Matejko's "Stańczyk," or what I like to call this painting "the depressed jester" or "an angry lil guy." It was fun using more vibrant colors than I typically do. I also used my black pen afterwards to do some of the small details since he's so tiny and I think he needed that.

I did another study in gouache today. This time of Theodoor Rombout's "A Young Soldier." I loved the look of exasperation he had in the original. His eyes gave me trouble and I eventually gave up on getting the colors 100% true to the original, but I'm still proud of him 😊

I've also put off attempting gouache for quite some time, but I had a lot of fun with it. I've always been very heavy-handed with my watercolors, preferring them to be more opaque, which was part of the draw of using gouache for me. I used gouache very similarly to how I use watercolors, and the process went very smoothly.

For the months of October, November, and December, we will create 5 pieces each based on seasonal prompts. 🍂🦃☃️

For the months of October, November, and December, we will create 5 pieces each based on seasonal prompts. 🍂🦃☃️

For the months of October, November, and December, we will create 5 pieces each based on seasonal prompts. 🍂🦃☃️

For the months of October, November, and December, we will create 5 pieces each based on seasonal prompts. 🍂🦃☃️

For the months of October, November, and December, we will create 5 pieces each based on seasonal prompts. 🍂🦃☃️

For the months of October, November, and December, we will create 5 pieces each based on seasonal prompts. 🍂🦃☃️