Behind the Scenes Work in Progress/”Chicory in the Field”

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Using a reference photo and making decisions about changes to a finished composition is a must at times. If I painted the entire scene it would have been way too much greenery and the chicory would have gotten lost in the painting. Also I decided painting this horizontally would be better than vertical. I like this particularly with a white mat and brushed silver metal frame.

Did you notice I got a new #2 round brush?! I’ve been wanting one since my other one really never had a nice point, which was always frustrating! I also got a #6 round, which was in the pack and never had that before and love it!

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Goldfinch on Post”

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Hello Everyone, I love it whenever I see Goldfinch in my garden and wanted to paint this bird. My inspiration of the flowers were taken from photos I took on our trip to Frankenmuth, Michigan trip last year.

Let’s see, I just painted a Bluebird, now a Goldfinch, hmm, so many birds I have in mind to paint. Hope you enjoy my paintings and they are inspiring for you and you too can enjoy a little bit of God’s goodness.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Night by the Stream, Rochester, MI”

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Hello Everyone, Rochester Park in Michigan is one of my favorite places to visit. With it’s streams, trees, rocks, ducks, people walking on the paths, it’s so peaceful and always so inspiring.

“Night by the Stream” Rochester, MI / watercolor work in progress

I took my children there many times when they were growing up. They would play in the stream, walk all over the park and play on the playground equipment. For many years we participated in the Art & Apples Art show that drew so many art enthusiasts, it was so much fun to talk to others who love art, to get to know other Artists, and see beautiful work. A happy memory was when we took our daughter and her kids there and our grandson flew his kite we gave him on a windy day. It’s so fun to make happy memories. Hope you too have happy memories of beautiful places that are near you.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“New Watercolor Painting Reveal / Nature’s Best Art”

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Hello Everyone,

Original watercolor - $59 image, $75 matted to fit 11x14" frame - 7¾x10¾ image on 9x12" cold press watercolor paper, signed in pen
282 “Pretty Lilies” – Original watercolor & printed 5×7″ greeting cards

I’m so excited to show you this video as it has my bigger Watercolor paintings I do between my “Let’s Paint” series, “Make a Card with Vicki”, and projects I work on with the materials I have in my craft room. Hope you can take a look.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Watercolor in Progress / Bluebird & Black-eyed Susans”

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Hello Everyone, I loved painting the bluebird a couple weeks ago on the fence on my “Let’s Paint” Series and wanted to paint a bigger bluebird.

In this video I show you “behind the scenes” of what I do between making my “Let’s Paint” series, my “Make a Card with Vicki” videos, and my projects I love accomplishing, usually for gifts.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Let’s Paint Day Lilies”

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Hello Everyone, I wanted to capture Day Lilies from my garden in a painting, as they only last a day or a little after that.

The color of these lilies in our garden stopped me in my tracks, so rich in color. We are also enjoying pink and orange lilies. So much to be thankful for. What flowers are you enjoying in your garden?

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Let’s Paint a Fluffy Bluebird”

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I love bluebirds. Some are so fluffy. I added a fence and tree. One day I will just paint birds with little around it, as I love painting animals and birds.

Fluffy Bluebird on a Fence

I also want to paint landscapes, glass, more flowers, more animals, etc. etc. So many beautiful things to paint. I feel so blessed to enjoy and paint just what is around me and use photos of what I capture on my past adventures, walks, and trips. Hope you too can take time to enjoy the beauty around us.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Make a Card with Vicki / Birthday and Sympathy Cards”

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Hello Everyone, This was so much fun. I love color, paper, designing, and really had a good time making these cards. I will show you materials on how I made cards this past week and you will see me make a Birthday card using watercolor paints and embossing today.

I love sending cards and receiving cards and today, in 2020 I think sending cards is so meaningful and so uplifting. I think it’s a great way to keep in touch with loved ones and friends.

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Decorating Little Girl Trinket Boxes” / Project 24-2

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Hello Everyone, I am so excited to show you these cute little trinket boxes I made out of my materials in the craft room and boxes I’ve had for a long time.

“Project 24-2”, my second project I’m doing since my Spring cleaning! I love taking materials I have in my craft or art studio to make gifts. Having them organized in a couple places and making a list of the projects helps me to know exactly where they are and what I plan on doing with everything. Sometimes I know I will have changes, like thinking I was going to make necklaces, but changing my mind and making trinket boxes for my granddaughters!

Happy Creating,

Vicki

“Art Challenge / Painting Shadows in Watercolor”

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Hello Everyone,

I had fun showing you the different paints I normally use in my paintings for shadows and I tried mixing a few colors that I normally don’t use for shadows. It was interesting to see the results.

Shadows can be a challenge, it takes time and patience to learn anything, and watercolor is no exception. I love the challenges it brings. I hope you find this helpful on your watercolor journey.

Hope you are all doing well.

Happy Creating,

Vicki