Samples of watercolor paintings and illustrations.
Do you yearn for creative discipline? One way to encourage yourself to show up for creative work is to participate in a public challenge like the 100-Day Project organized by Elle Luna, on Instagram. Even though Elle has organized her project to follow a specific schedule, you can choose to proceed at your own pace. … Read more
Have you ever had a singular experience that offered sudden and valuable insight? Wind-up toys recall for me the memory of just such a day, when, as a new art student in New York City, I struggled to find my place in that metropolis of such intimidating size and energy. My weekly budget was low … Read more
A new class on watercolor techniques is now available on Skillshare. Watercolor: Painting an Origami Peace Crane Class DescriptionIn this class you will follow a detailed step-by-step process to paint an origami peace crane. This will be a painting that you can scan and easily turn into a greeting card! In following along you will … Read more
Whether you are looking for art to add color and warmth in a corner of your home or would like to give art as present for a wedding, a new-born baby or birthday, you will find several options to choose from in this art shop.The images are available here as high quality prints made from original watercolors … Read more
This is a collage highlight of the Meaningful World in a Circle prompt presented in a previous post. I enjoyed that so many people were inspired to draw and paint within a circle, and accompany their images with personal stories of why their particular circular painting was meaningful. In the photograph above I highlight the circular artwork of the following artists: … Read more
What Should I Paint Today? This is a question we might ask as we develop a creative habit of daily painting. Receiving a prompt is a good springboard to play and practice our creativity. This week I’m posting my fourth and final prompt as co-host for @Ifdrawaweek weekly painting challenge. –Curious about the three previous … Read more
This is a collage of highlights based on the Roosters Prompt presented on a previous post. One of my assignments as co-host is to highlight nine pictures from all entries based on this prompt, and post them on my IG feed @Leyla_Torres_Watercolors. This week everybody did some beautiful rooster artwork, making it quite difficult to highlight so few entries! There were roosters in watercolor, … Read more
Did you know that seeing recognizable figures in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns is called pareidolia? An example of this is when we perceive images of animals in cloud formations. In his notebooks, Leonardo da Vinci wrote of pareidolia as a device for painters: “if you look at any walls spotted with various stains or … Read more
This is a collage of highlights based on the Doors and Windows prompt presented on Instagram on January 1, 2017. @sillyoldmum • @thesamuraibun • @meg_t_justice_art @rhinesticknickknacks • @woollythistle • @_anyabebe @mbwooly • @gracerajendran • @smilingcatstudio One of my assignments as co-host is to highlight nine pictures from all entries based on this prompt, and post them on my IG feed @Leyla_Torres_Watercolors. It’s quite difficult … Read more
Are we ready to open it? To walk through it? Look through it? Are we looking out from the inside, or looking in from the outside? Then again maybe we just admire a special door or window for it’s colorful beauty. My second prompt as co-host for @Ifdrawaweek weekly painting challenge is ‘Doors and Windows’ and is open … Read more