I figure I should at least write one blog as a look back on 2019 on this last day of the year / decade! Although I have not been diligent in blogging, I do have a very fulfilling year of coloring and drawing in 2019. If you have been my Instagram or Facebook followers, you…
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Help me choose!
What color(s) should I use? Have you come to a cross-road as you are happily coloring a page, then all of a sudden, you paused and became very unsure of the next step? I definitely have. This happened to me a lot especially when I am quite far along and love what I did. The…
Fly Free Katrine
Katrine was so young, so full of life. The news of her untimely passing hit the coloring community hard. We never met, the only interaction we had was “liking” each other’s coloring art. A few encouraging comments or brief chats on instagram direct message were pretty much the extend of our “friendship”. We were, however,…
Tropical colors
One look at this lovely moth and my head is full of tropical colors. I want to create a whimsical background with it’s lush leaves and tropical flowers. The moth has to stand out but should be light and airy especially the wings. That’s all I know when I started this piece. The rest just…
Mosaic Coloring
Mosaic artwork is a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material such as stone, tile, or glass. I am fascinated by this art form. I just came back from a trip to St. Petersburg where I saw some of the most beautiful mosaics in the world. From its roots in…
Markers as a base for colored pencils
I am torn between using markers or pencils for coloring. Markers covers an area faster and the colors are vibrant but they are streaky. It is pretty hard to get a nice even color, blending is possible but is more tedious and does not give us as much control as colored pencils. Pencils can achieve almost all…
Coloring projects for inspirations
I ordered a few new books lately, They are all amazing and I had a blast coloring them. In this blog, I hope to provide some inspirations for you to try out some of these books and share with you a few things I learned while coloring them. Color My Sketchbook Wild by Bennett Klein and…
More fun with Chameleon Pens
I am super excited to get a copy of Chameleon Pens’ poster coloring book “Lori’s Art Garden” by Lori Gardner Woods. The quality of this book is excellent, the paper is card stock quality and printer on one side only. It also has a blank sheet between each poster to protect your work so absolutely…
Background can make or break a beautifully colored page
I don’t usually leave any white space on my color art work nowadays. When I first started coloring, there are times when I put a lot of attention to coloring the illustration but I left the background blank. I simply don’t know what to do with that space. I was fascinated with the kind of…
Remembrance Day – watercolor poppies greeting card
Today is Remembrance Day, this watercolor painting of poppies is my expression of the gratitude I feel for all those who sacrificed their life for our freedom. We should remember, not only today but forever. The world is in great turmoil right now, I pray sincerely for peace. Convert art work into greeting card It…