Mossy Fairy House in Ink
Hello everyone! As I said in my previous post about the toad in ink, I wanted to try and do some ink drawings in the month of October for what’s called “Inktober”. It’s a challenge that artists do to try…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Category Lessons + How To
Posts that teach you how to draw and paint or tips to improve your techniques.
Fresh Start with Inktober and Toads!
Hello my dear friends, did you miss me? Well life has just gotten so busy and time went right out the window, I’m sorry about that and feel guilty for neglecting my blog. But here I am to add something…
Watercolor Paper Testing – Part 2
Hello and welcome back for Watercolor Paper Testing – Part 2! My last post I had done some small tests to get started, and explained about the fall I had. Well I’m pretty much healed from that and getting back…
Watercolor Paper Testing
Since moving to England I’ve had to look elsewhere when it comes to buying my art supplies. Back in Clarence Center N.Y., I had lots of local choices for supplies, and I really miss being able to go look at…
Views of Edlingham Castle, Northumberland
I wrote this post way back in July, when it was sunny and warm, now here we are at the end of October! I still have new drawings and paintings to share, it’s just been more hectic than I expected!…
“Winter Field Sketch” oil
This is a little (5 x 7″) oil painting I did “en plein air”, or translation… “while standing in the snowy field freezing my fingers off”! What I wanted to do was study the colors in oil and not get…
Coffee Stain Moth and Arthur Rackham
This moth is a little watercolor painting I did on coffee stained paper (click it to see it larger and clearer). Using instant coffee to stain your paper is something I taught in my Creative Journaling class. It’s great to…
Visit with a Friend (black and white studies)
(Please click on the pictures to see them clearer, use the back button to return) I had a chance to visit with my friend Nancy the other day and we sat on her back deck to do some sketching. We…
Crocus Geometer Moth
In the morning when I let Ginger (my dog) out the back door for her morning wee, I always survey the screen porch to see if any visitors of the mothy type, have overstayed their visit. I used to leave…
Two July Beetles
Two new beetle studies to share, the Milkweed Borer Beetle and the Rhubarb Curculio. Sometimes I print out 4×6″ photos of my bugs and then as I have time I can sit and do studies in my sketch journals. I’ve…