Cardinal bird surrounded by berries; while I typically don’t like the color red, this bird’s vibrant colors and those of the berries are exceptions.
Read MoreHere is an elephant painting with a background wash using Brusho crystals and then gouache to fill in the elephant.
Read MoreI was searching for a photo of multiple cruise lines at the same port and also decided to try to take my own photo. But I could not find all the lines at the Port of Miami Saturday or Sunday so on Sunday, I decided to paint my own image! This is watercolor and gouache on 10″ by 14″ Rough Paper.
Read MoreBy now, everyone knows how much I love Australia, its animals, its people and its landscape. Today I was in the mood to “go to Australia.” I could not travel there in a day, but by looking at many images on the web, and applying new watercolor techniques from my class of a few weeks ago, I came up with this.
Read MoreAmerican White Ibis painting inspired by original photo taken this morning. I previously referred to these guys as Cranes. The White Ibis community complained. These are White Ibises.
Read MoreI did a background wash on this paper for practice at the workshop last week. Then today, I opted to paint a puffin over that background. The result is the guy that you see–looking out over the horizon.
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This painting was inspired by visits made to New Zealand several years ago. That was a really beautiful country with bold colors everywhere. The country had the freshest air that I can recall breathing.
Read MoreToday I painted a dolphin silhouette in my art class. It was done on 11″ by 14″ Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper with watercolors and a little bit of gouache.
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In class today, Joyce showed me a technique of marbling which is very cool. Here is my first one, which I then enhanced a little in Photo Shop.
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Inspired by variety of ads (not any one in particular) for “Shen Yun” Dancing
By Sharyn Brotz |
Did not get to go but hope to some day…
Puppy Among Autumn Leaves
By Sharyn Brotz |
To celebrate the bright orange and red and green colored leaves of autumn with a puppy right there.
Wisteria Tree (Impressionistic)
By Sharyn Brotz |
I experimented with fabric paint, watercolor, gouache and acrylic to come up with this, inspired by multiple photos of Wisteria trees in Japan.