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Little Lamb – Counting Sheep #8

Artwork – White Nights Pastel Watercolor set on Fabriano Artistico in a Mary Roff handmade sketchbook. Photo Courtesy of gamagapix on Pixabay.

Happy and healthy Easter to those that celebrate! Happy and healthy day to those that don’t!

It’s been a while since I did a sheep in my handmade Mary Roff sketchbook. I decided I wanted something of an abstract look to it, but still cute … so this…

Live Life Like the Gate was Left Open – Counting Sheep #7

Artwork – Daniel Smith Watercolor on Fabriano Artistico on Fabriano Artistico in a Mary Roff handmade sketchbook

You may have seen the meme ‘Live Life Like the Gate was Left Open’, which usually features a photo of a dog running madly and happily. Well, in this case it’s a sheep. Personally, I’m thinking that the gate was not left open, and this guy has lost his marbles.

So I’m…

Sitting Down – Counting Sheep #6

Artwork – Daniel Smith Watercolor on Fabriano Artistico on Fabriano Artistico in a Mary Roff handmade sketchbook

With Christmas gift cards burning up in the pockets of those looking for places to use it, I thought I should mention Mary Roff’s excellent handmade sketchbooks once again. You can read my review here.

This painting didn’t work the way I hoped. I used the color-lifting method…

Zwartbles – Counting Sheep #4

Artwork – Da Vinci Gouache on Fabriano Artistico on Fabriano Artistico in a Mary Roff handmade sketchbook

Number 4? Where are Counting Sheep 1 – 3?

Well, check Doodlewash on Monday for my review of the beautiful Mary Roff handmade sketchbook that I recently bought and you’ll find those first three little, lost sheep.

I love painting sheep, and hubby gets tired of getting them in…

Gouache VS Acrylic Gouache Part 2

Artwork – Da Vinci Gouache over Holbein Acrylic Gouache on Fabriano Artistico in a Mary Roff handmade sketchbook .

Yesterday’s post discussed the difference between watercolor-based gouache and acrylic-based gouache, and I showed you a background that I did using the acyrlic gouache. Which I’ll show you again …

Why so many streaks? The brush used was really cheap (like 25 cents on a…