All done! Both my mom (procedure went fine, all is well–yay!), and this little abstract painting.

Here’s a color tip: if you’re not sure what colors to use, you can ALWAYS just stick with two complements, and your piece will look great, guaranteed.

Here I used blue and orange, directly across from each other on the color wheel.
The actual colors used: 4 watercolor markers from Winsor & Newton’s 12-marker set:

109 – Cadmium Yellow Hue
095 – Cadmium Red Hue
Mixed to make orange

and

139 – Cerulean Blue Hue
541 – Prussian Blue Hue
Mixed for the blue

ALL hues are a blend of all of the above, so everything looks like it goes with everything else, because it DOES! 🙂 This is an easy “trick” to stop all your paintings from looking so jarring: stop using colors straight from the tube or palette, and start blending them. ?

Have fun!

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At the hospital, waiting while my mom has a procedure done. I brought a tote bag of art supplies, because what better way to deal with nerves than playing in the Creative Sandbox?

Here’s my work in progress, a 2″x2″ canvas, before adding color. Pigma Micron 08 on Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground primer, reader for coloring with watercolor.

What are you creating today?

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Ultra mini doodle on canvas. 2″x2″. Pigma Micron and Winsor & Newton watercolor markers on Daniel Smith watercolor ground.

One of my favorite ways to spend a Sunday afternoon: playing in the Creative Sandbox, making art. ?

What did you create this weekend?

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More views of today’s doodle art, made live on the Saturday Morning Doodlecam, using my trusty Pigma Micron (05, for those who pay attention to these things) and Winsor & Newton watercolor markers.

This is just the first. Watch for more of these little guys. ?

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An experiment for today’s Doodlecam: a 2″x2″ mini canvas!
Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground (applied yesterday, and allowed to dry overnight), Pigma Micron 05 marker, Winsor & Newton watercolor markers.

Lessons learned: – Pigma Microns do get sucked dry by watercolor ground, as expected (though the effect seemed temporary, as I was able to get the pen to write fine on paper afterwards after a bit). – Pigma Micron pens do not make a clean line on watercolor ground. It’s a more rough-edged line that I decided to embrace. – Pigma Micron pigment bleeds on watercolor ground, when touched by water/watercolor. This creates an interesting effect I decided to embrace.

Do you detect a theme? Deciding to embrace what’s in front of you, rather than struggling against it, will result in a much happier you.
Of course, this is true of more than just art materials. Apply as you see fit. ?

This is following the Creative Sandbox Way.
Go get creating!

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