Recent content by monarch-butterfly

This little hedgehog was originally for an Inktober a few years ago. Let's keep the animals coming!

Next is a still life.

I like reading the stories of how everyone chose their names. :) As a lover of monarch butterflies and living where we would see many of them as they flew on their migratory path, I chose monarch as my name on Wet Canvas back in 2005. Living in the US, I hadn't thought about it at the time as...

Hair is hard to draw, and you really did a great job on these. My fave is also the black. Did you use a model or photo?

Rainowl, love your lively graphite sketches! Anne, a beautiful fish with the perfect transparency in the fins. Patricia, gorgeous textures, especially in the fur and wood.

In keeping with the Autumn theme (I hope that was their intention, my apologies if not) here is more Autumn. Next: Celebration

I love the colors you chose and the relaxing feeling the painting gives the viewer.

Next has green or blue.

Thank you for your kind words Patricia, Anne, Joe, and CaliAnn. Joe, great job on the dog!

Lesley, thanks for the great selection of photos to choose from! Here’s my fish in watercolor with a little bit of white gel pen. About 5 x 8 on wc paper. Vivien, I love your beautiful purple flowers and butterfly. Christel, such a bright and cheerful fish! CaliAnn, you have achieved...

Thank you so much snoball, Anne, Deborah, Kay, Penny and Donna. :)

These are so beautiful! I like both, although I think the first is my favorite.

This is so lovely, Anne. Simply beautiful.

A wonderful demo. Thank you!

Did you have to be really careful not to lift the white opaque layer? It sounds like a layer of gouache first...but the white can cool colors down and your colors are so bright. An interesting technique and the painting is a great success. :)