Sunday, December 1, 2019

Paint and Draw together #85 Challenge


Bird in tree
Watercolor on Arches 300#
4x6


Hello There! it's raining and cold outside so I decided to do a watercolor painting from the paint and draw together website.  It's open to all levels and fun to do.  #paintanddrawtogether

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Paint and Draw Together - March Challenge 2013

Hi There!

Hope you all doing well, I've had the pleasure of participating in Paint and Draw Together March Challenge. Check out the blog and join in the fun.

Here's my submission:

Watercolor
9x12 
Arches paper


Have a Beautiful Day!

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Be Happy!

"be happy"
6x6
Mixed Media

Fun technique to try out for Mixed Media art. 

Joint Compound that you can get at local hardware store and various stuff to stamp and press into it. 

I started with a 6x6 canvas that was prepped with gesso and layered a thin layer of joint compound on it. I then took various stamping materials to press into it. The dotted lines under the hearts is from a hair comb and the flower motif is from a scrapbook border (paper card stock) that gave a good impression. The rest are stamps. 

After you get the stamping done, let it dry out for 48+ hours. Since it was on canvas it seem to dry a little slower, maybe I had it on too thick in some places. After it's dry, I put on a clear coat of acrylic spray. Then painted the base coat with fluid acrylic yellow, let dry, spray with clear acrylic, and then added the next color, wiped off areas where I wanted the yellow to show through and repeated the process.

Happy Sunday and "be happy" my Friends :)



Pueblo Mixed Media

Pueblo Mixed Media
Watercolor, Acrylic
9x12


Had fun playing with fluid acrylics and watercolor in this piece.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Rookie Painter Challenge 37 Red Rose

Happy Father's Day! 


Brightened this baby up, cause it really needed it.... LOL :)







Red Rose
9x12 
Watercolor 
Sheila Estep

This was on my "to do" painting list but life had other plans on getting it done in time.... you know how it is :)   Neverless, this is dedicate to the one "I LOVE" my dear hubby, Happy Father's Day.

Have a wonderful Father's Day to all the Great Father's out there!

See all the other gorgeous paintings at Rookie Painter

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Dont Stop for directions.. Lotus


Lotus
22x30 Arches 140lb
Watercolor & Pastel
Sheila Estep

Picture taken outside for better lighting. 


Sharing what's on the easel, this one almost ended up as scrap. I began this a couple months ago and had a clear direction of where I was going with it but then I got some "advice" on what would look better.... and then it went way south from there.
Anyway, it sat around for awhile before I said "whatever!" it'll be whatever it will be, so I threw some pastels on it and added more watercolor to it and here we are. There still a few tweaks I want to do to it but I'm happy that it didn't end up as scrap.
So moral of the story is don't ask for directions when you already know where your going. :)
Happy Saturday!! 

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Happy Sunday - Small Paintings





Hello!

Some small watercolor paintings that was able to do here and there...


Have a Happy Sunday!