Tag Archives: watercolours

Maneki Neko Sketch

Posted on 2010-07-19 by iHanna

Sitting in the shade with my Art Journal and a high glass of iced coffee. Dipping my paintbrush in water and painting with a mostly unused colour (ochre) in my paint box of watercolours. Swirling it around, making pools of … Continue reading →

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Practice how to draw in your Art Journal too

Posted on 2009-11-09 by iHanna

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing. /Salvador Dali I did not accomplish my goal to fill my handmade Art Journal this summer, but I’m about half way through it now. I’m using it to learn it … Continue reading →

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The promising emptiness – or Bliss is a Hand Bound Art Journal

Posted on 2009-04-23 by iHanna

Happy World Book Day friends! The promising emptiness is always there. Empty your mind and you’ll see. Or make yourself a blank book and you’ll know the bliss of it all. I have been planning to make a myself a … Continue reading →

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Watercolor mixing chart

Posted on 2008-06-11 by iHanna

Inspired by Nina I did this color mixing chart in my art journal recently. It was a great exercise because I forget to mix colors and just use them as they are when I paint! And it was a lot … Continue reading →

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Zentangle meditation and wet paper painting

Posted on 2008-04-18 by iHanna

Arounna of bookhour craftprojects inspired me to paint watercolors on wet paper this week. I did a page in my journal and filled one of the art cards with flowing colors. You cover the entire page with water and then … Continue reading →

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Wish list – birthdays coming up

Posted on 2008-04-14 by iHanna

My thrifted find from this week is this mini pot with flowers: I made a drawing of it and colored it with watercolors. I’m looking through amazon.com to find “the best books” to order for me. It is slow and … Continue reading →

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See where it takes you

Posted on 2008-03-31 by iHanna

I have had one of the best weekends in a long time enjoying friends, visiting my favorite coffee shop, dancing all night and then yesterday I sat in the sun for hours and read the last Harry Potter book. Today … Continue reading →

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