I realized that I hadn’t shared my letters, “H” and “I” from my watercolor Alphabet Journal that I did in July on my blog.
I added the collage portion to these letters last weekend. I think this page is extra happy:
And you all know how much “I” love flowers!
Last night, I had only a few minutes to paint before dinner so I created this experiment in watercolor:
Watercolor pattern play is relaxing and fun! I encourage you to give it a try!
Cheers! 🙂
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Continuing with my Alphabet watercolor and collage series for the month of July…
Letter, “T” is for trees:
Do you see a couple of birds in my tree? 😉
”U” never know when a unicorn will show up!
Especially when under a sun umbrella!
And no, I wasn’t sampling the vino…
Just drawing with my eyes closed! (Yes, my eyes were open for the painting, lettering and I did cheat a little and add a few extra lines to the wine bottles with my eyes open…)
I have decided to spend a few extra days enjoying the lake this week. Temps will be in the high 80’s and low 90’s…
Summer is so short here that it is nice to enjoy when the weather is good!
There is something about the water that is so soothing…
Cheers to summer! 🙂
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Letter, “Q” is for quotes:
“Life is like a rainbow…you need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear.” – Author Unknown
”R” is for really RED:
I haven’t done one of these watercolor and ink abstracts in awhile. It was fun to do one in mostly one color, RED! I added a little Payne’s Gray for contrast.
A paint sample card and a paper, “R” for my collage portion.
Sunny, summer sunflowers for “S” was super fun:
I like how this one turned out! I wrote on washi tape with a ball point pen for the words and cut my letter from my handpainted paper stash for the collage.
Wishing you a happy Weekend!
Cheers! 🙂
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My continuation of my Alphabet Journal…
Mushrooms from my imagination for the letter, “M”:
I did reference wild mushrooms online before I drew and painted these colorful ones. It was very fun to paint these mushrooms in watercolor. Adding salt while the paint was wet gave the perfect texture to them. I am sure I will be painting more in my future!
Letter “N” is for handwritten notes:
This one took me a little more time to complete. It was fun to add old postage stamps for the collage part. Letter writing seems to be becoming a lost form of communication.
”O” is for the color, orange so why not an orange sunset:
I was playing with color, shapes and balance for the collage part.
Purple petunias from a planter were a perfect subject for the letter, “P”:
I cut strips of handpainted paper for the collage part. I thought the colors accented the purples I used for the petunias.
I hope you are enjoying my alphabet series… I’m having so much fun!
Cheers! 🙂
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I am finding that working on more than one letter of the alphabet at a time is helping me stay on track for the daily watercolor and collage series challenge I have given myself for the month of July.
Working ahead also takes the pressure off…
After all, this is supposed to be FUN, right?!
I like how these kites turned out for the letter, “K”…
I can remember kite flying when I was a child, how about you?
This is one of the parts that I am enjoying about this challenge for myself, experimenting with different ideas to achieve the end results…
Like using my gelli-printed collage papers for the clouds! 🙂
Can you guess what letter, “L” stands for?
You got it! Lilies!
And a Ladybug!
Did you see the Green Metalic Bee on the Lily?
I discovered this bee really exists! I probably would not have discovered it IF I hadn’t been photographing it!
Isn’t NATURE grand?! It opens the mind to all sorts of new things…
Happy Exploring!
Cheers! 🙂
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Letter “C” is for color! Like this continuous still life I did over the weekend:
Each week, I’m inspired by many creative blogging friends!
This week, I’d like to share a COUPLE of them with you… CAN you CHECK out their blogs?
Sharon, is currently creating an alphabet journal – colorful, captivating and clever… You CAN find Sharon’s cheerful blog: Make Art Magic Happens
Cheers! 🙂
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