This panda went through a lot. I was not happy with his face–too many sequins. Then I added glitter–too much glitter. Then I added gouache paint and now I am done. Hope you like this serious clarinet player.
7″ by 9″ original with felt, sequins, glitter, paper, pencil, gel pens, paint
When I showed the image of the penguin after his “surgery”, I got interesting reactions. The penguin’s body blended in too much with the snow background. In addition, some questioned why I had pink in the snow. So this morning, before work, I performed a second cosmetic surgery. And now you can see where his body finishes and the snow background begins. The pink in the snow is now both pink and yellow and some of the sky is reflected. Maybe I should have added blue as well… But this is it–this is the final take on this penguin!
Mixed media (Felt, Glitter, Paint, Beads)
When I posted this guy 2 weeks ago, nobody liked him. 🙁 So yesterday, I decided to give him dimension. With a little bit of felt, glitter, lots of glue and a bead (for his eye), this is the result….
This koala is a rocking koala! Bling! Bling! It may be one of my favorites and it represents my first venture into mixed media.
Watercolor, Felt, Glitter, Sequins Over 9″ by 12″ Paper
Here is a penguin just wandering in the snow. Who can’t smile looking at a penguin?
Penguin in the Snow: Watercolor on 10″ by 14″ Rough Paper
Here are just two of the photos taken yesterday at Metro Zoo…
This is Bei Bei, inspired from photos taken of him from the Washington DC zoo, after he made his debut public appearance.
Watercolor on 9″ by 12″ Paper
Golden Monkey, Watercolor on 10″ by 14″ Hot Pressed Paper
My friend sent me a photo of a golden monkey from China. What a cool animal with a cool blue face and golden color otherwise. So here is a golden monkey…
Penguin carrying laptop and heading to work. Watercolor on 10″ by 14″ Cold Pressed Paper
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.
Cardinal surrounded by berries–watercolor on 9″ by 12″ Rough Paper
Here is an elephant painting with a background wash using Brusho crystals and then gouache to fill in the elephant.
Elephant 9″ by 12″ On Rough Watercolor Paper
I 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.
By 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.
Watercolor and Gouache on 9″ by 12″ Rough Watercolor paper
American 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.
American White Ibis: Watercolor on 10″ by 14″ Rough Paper
I 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.
Puffin (Watercolor on 10″ by 7″ Cold Pressed Paper
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Miami Skyline At Night (and 2 Otters)
By Sharyn Brotz |
Miami Skyline–the bridge in particular, at night. Notice the two otters who are enjoying a swim also.
Colorful bird on windowsill
By Sharyn Brotz |
A little bird visited me a few times on my windowsill but I haven’t seen it since so I created one…
Bunny Spring Conference
By Sharyn Brotz |
Bunnies gathering for a Spring Conference just before the Spring Holidays.
Childhood-Cuddles and Tufts Elephant on a Chair
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My friend who is an amazing artist, told me the elephant looked demonic. I had to fix that! So here is the corrected painting.
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