tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119396433576384792024-03-14T13:15:34.450-05:00Mish MashA collection of handmade creations by Michelle Wooderson + a few good stories thrown in for good measure. Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.comBlogger1810125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-53092637194847547652017-12-12T16:41:00.003-06:002017-12-12T16:41:52.547-06:00How to use a mini oil paint palette...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If you haven't visited in a while, I have taken up oil painting. You all know I love repurposing vintage items for my art so it was only a matter of time before I created something fun for my oil paints. There are many artists who use tiny oil palettes created from empty Altoids tins so the concept is not my own invention. I am, however, adding my own creative touches to some old tins I have collected on my junking adventures. If you have purchased a miniature oil tin from my shop, thank you so much! If you're interested in purchasing one, check my shop out link <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">HERE</span></a>. Okay let's get started. </div>
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If you purchase a miniature oil paint palette from my shop, you'll receive the vintage tin, 10 pieces of gray palette paper, 5 wood panels and 5 pieces of oil paper. These are all ready to use. For refills, I will add some wood pieces to my shop from time to time and you can also check craft stores or online art stores for supplies. </div>
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For the paint selection, I always will recommend an artist grade oil paint. Please do not waste your time on inferior student grade supplies. I know they are less expensive but they are lesser quality too because there are less pigments in these paints. Brands I have experimented with and like are M.Graham, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Williamsburg and a few Winsor Newton colors. You will want a very limited palette because the palette paper area is small and you want to leave space for mixing your paints. I used 7 colors here: raw umber, azo green, ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, burnt sienna, yellow ochre and titanium white. You could certainly mix your own brown and green and leave those off your palette. <br />
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Other supplies include artist tape for sticking down the palette paper and the painting substrate. I use very small brushes like a 0 or 2 flat brush and maybe a rigger for fine detail brush. You don't need many brushes here because you will work small and the brush is easy to wipe off with a paper towel. I usually draw my landscape using a brush and some paint thinned with Gamsol but for these tiny landscapes I used a pencil because the lines are finer. You'll also need some Gamsol (odorless mineral spirits)to clean brushes and an oil medium (I use M. Graham walnut oil) if you need to thin any paints.<br />
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Here's what my Gamsol and oil medium containers look like. Very small so that I can travel easily with them. <br />
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I'm not here to offer painting lessons because there are so many more artists more qualified but here's my routine. I start by creating an underpainting which consists of using diluted paint (with Gamsol) to block in the main shapes. This is like a value painting, painting in the light and dark areas.<br />
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Creating an underpainting helps to establish the main shapes and values so you don't start painting with a blank, white canvas.<br />
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When squeezing out color, use only a tiny dollop. You don't need much. I then add my skies to my painting. This is usually my first step when adding color. <br />
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Next I add in my darkest darks and move on to the more mid tone areas. You can see I only need a small area to mix my paint. <br />
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I continue painting, building up the layers and adding final details at the end. I can complete a painting in probably 15 minutes. When starting out, my best advice is to start small and paint often. Using a tiny paint palette and substrates definitely helps to work small. If you'd like to see my 100 Meadows Project, visit my Instagram page at: mishwooderson. I took on 100 meadows in 4 months on 4 x 6 oil paper to get my oil painting jump started. <br />
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For my inspiration, I used some previous paintings, sketches and photographs. You can certainly work outside in nature, which is called plein air painting. It's my favorite way to paint.<br />
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Here's a sample of my miniature artwork. I believe art can be made on anything and any size. These tiny paintings are perfect for sharing with friends and relatives, other artists....or just place them in little vignettes around your home for decoration. <br />
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I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial and if you're new to oil painting, I hope you give it a try. It's not nearly as intimidating as we all make it out to be. If you're an experienced painter, try painting small sometime. It's a perfect way to add in some shorter painting sessions and to keep your practice up. I'll be using my little palette while hiking out in our timber, waiting in the car, at doctor appointments for my mom, on vacation.....anywhere you can set up a few supplies. Enjoy!Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-71856423512507098712017-05-20T16:07:00.001-05:002017-05-20T16:07:38.249-05:00How to set up a watercolor palette....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My blog post today is for those of you who have purchased a vintage watercolor palette from my <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #76a5af;">shop</span></a> and are wondering how to select pigments which order to place them in the palette. Here we go....photo heavy but I try to keep the chat concise and easy to follow along. </div>
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This is a sampling of what one of my vintage watercolor palettes look like. I use vintage tin cigarette/cigar tins, laxative tins, old watercolor palettes, pencil cases and more. I have lots of options <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #76a5af;">here</span></a>.<br />
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I glue in unfilled full or half size pans. These are to be filled with professional grade (the best bang for your buck) watercolors that you can purchase in tubes. I like Daniel Smith brands but experiment often with others too.<br />
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So here's my tried and true method for setting up a successful watercolor palette each and every time. My process takes out all the guess work as to whether you added the right colors in the right pans. Start by cutting 1" square (or use a square punch) pieces of watercolor paper. Using water and a 1/4" flat watercolor brush (Rosemary brushes are great), paint a color swatch for each color of watercolor that you have. Label the back of the swatch with the paint color and manufacture. You will keep these forever so don't throw them away. </div>
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Once you have made 1" color swatches for each of your paint colors, count how many pans you need to fill in your paint palette. I selected the colors below to fit in the palette I showed above. You can set your other paint tubes and swatches aside. </div>
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For storage I keep my 1" swatches in a Ziploc baggy. I keep another baggy full of blank 1" papers because I know I'll always purchase more colors in the future. Trust me, you'll get hooked too. </div>
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Next I arrange and rearrange my color swatches until I reach a good layout that I want to use for my palette. Take your time with this step, it will save you so much time if you get it right the first time you fill your empty paint pans. Some of the pans will have two colors in one pan because less is not always more for me and I'm indecisive as heck. Just squeeze two colors side by side. It's okay. Don't freak out. </div>
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Next I trim (or tear on the table edge or use a metal ruler) a piece of watercolor paper to fit inside the palette lid. I don't measure anything. I simply trace the lid onto the watercolor paper then tear the paper a bit smaller. I then eyeball it and draw on the approximate divisions of the pans. Again, I don't measure but just make tick marks with a pencil and then a straight piece of scrap paper to make the straight lines. If this makes you cringe and you need to measure and be perfect, then by all means please take the time to do that. I'd rather get to the painting part. </div>
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Now it's time to paint the color swatch chart that will fit inside the lid of the palette with closed (and your paints are dry). I start by using a very fine tip waterproof fountain pen to write the color names at the bottom of each color swatch space. This way you don't forget to leave space for the labels. Then I paint my color swatches in the order that I laid out the 1" color swatches. </div>
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You can now put your 1" color swatches in your storage baggy and store away.<br />
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Next it's time to fill your palette with professional tube watercolor paints. I usually purchase my paints online because I live in the middle of nowhere. I like Blick Art Materials but please research your favorite local and online shops. Daniel Smith brand fills about 99% of my palettes. You can go to their site and see all of their pigments to make decisions on colors.<br />
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To squeeze the paints into the pans, unscrew the lid and gently squeeze the paint into the pan. You can fill the pan entirely but I have learned from experience that I like to fill the pan about 1/2 full and leave a little area unfilled. This gives a little wiggle room for wetting down the paints and mixing your paints up. If you decide to fill the pans all the way full let them set several hours. You can then take a clean jar of water, dip your pinky finger in and make a small indentation into the paint. This makes a concave well and helps the water to puddle a bit in the middle of the paint. <br />
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Allow your palette to sit open and dry for 24-48 hours. It all depends on your climate, the brand of paints and how much paint is added. The paint will dry pretty solid and to rewet your palette when you are ready to paint you just use a small spray bottle filled with clean water. This reactivates the paint and you're then ready to create. Use the palette lid for mixing colors. Refill the paint pans as needed. Sometimes I decide I want another shade of a blue so I just squire in whatever color I want. I've learned that paint names don't really matter, it's what looks best for what you like to paint.<br />
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So here I have a my filled palette ready to go. As you can see I've about used up a lot of my paint tubes. To get the most out of the tube you can purchase paint tube wringers which squeeze out every last bit of paint. </div>
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For storing my paint tubes, I keep them in an old metal tool box in my studio. You don't need to keep them with your sketch kit unless you have some extra tubes you want to try. </div>
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Here are some of my vintage watercolor palettes that I've created for different uses. Why so many palettes? Well I love them for one and secondly each palette was created for a specific use. I have one for value studies, one for gouache, one for quick studies of landscapes and underpinnings, one that is a brighter color palette, etc. Once you get into your painting, you'll know more about what colors you might like to add or what different palettes you might want. </div>
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Beautiful right? My hopes are that you get your palettes fill and take them from the shiny new stage to the used and abused stage like mine below. The idea is to get creating right? Don't be an art supply hoarder. If you're going to buy supplies, use them! Make yourself that promise. </div>
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You might be asking why I didn't clean up my palettes for this photo. Don't be so quick to clean your palettes. All those beautiful dried, swirly mixes can be rewet and might just have the perfect mix you're looking for. I don't clean my palettes very often, I just start right where I left off. As you can see I also have a variety of sizes and shapes of palettes. I love collecting the old tins so check my <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #76a5af;">shop</span></a> often, you' never know what you'll find. </div>
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I'll leave you with some photos of my palettes in action. </div>
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Look at that beautiful purply pink.<br />
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So easy to transport and take outside. Haven't tried plein air painting? Oh you should.<br />
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Painting in my little vintage diary.<br />
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Making underpinnings on pastel paper for pastel paintings. <br />
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Using lots of sketchbooks outside. <br />
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A tiny sketchbook for quick landscape sketches. <br />
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Brighter colors for the beautiful flowers in my gardens.<br />
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Here is how one of my smaller palettes fit into my handmade travel sketch rolls. I add these to my shop from time to time but they sell quickly. </div>
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All of my supplies for sketching outside fit into the sketch roll and then I roll it up and secure with the attached ribbon. </div>
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Okay, whew. I hope this helps you get started with your beautiful art. Please let me know if you have any other questions or if there's any subjects you'd like me to cover. Like how to take your supplies outside to paint, how to pack them up, etc. I don't do blog posts too often but I post almost daily on Instagram. My username is MishWooderson over there. You can follow my Facebook page also. Thank you so much for stopping by today and if you've purchased one of my vintage palettes <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #76a5af;">from my shop</span></a>, I also thank you. Happy painting everyone! </div>
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I've also done a previous blog post about setting up a palette. You can check that out <a href="http://michellewooderson.blogspot.com/2014/02/workspace-wednesdaycreating-your-own.html"><span style="color: #76a5af;">here</span></a>. </div>
Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-6222575372126040142017-03-15T12:49:00.002-05:002017-03-15T12:49:27.076-05:00Shop updated today...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
More items added to my shop today, lots more coming soon. Shop link is <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">HERE</span></a>. </div>
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<br />Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-4822061579119035822017-03-14T16:05:00.003-05:002017-03-14T16:05:37.663-05:00Craft items for sale...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hello friends. I am selling a lot of my crafty stash in my shop and will be adding items daily/weekly. Please check back often for good deals on vintage items, bundles of craft items like buttons, brads, ribbon, embossing powders and more. I'll be adding items as I get them cleaned out, grouped together and photographed. It's a long process to go through 20 years of crafty items so items will trickle into my shop a little at a time. Eventually I'll be adding stamp sets (Papertrey, Hero Arts, etc) and dies, patterned paper, cardstock, embellishments, wood veneer, Project Life cards and products and more!! I also have a fun selection of vintage journals, handmade watercolor palettes and my travel sketch rolls will be coming soon. </div>
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Here's the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">link to my shop</span></a>.</span> If you order multiple bundles, I will box up and ship accordingly and will refund any excessive shipping costs back to your PayPal account.</div>
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<br />Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-87636033392297740262016-10-24T12:57:00.003-05:002016-10-24T12:57:47.333-05:00New to the shop....vintage watercolor travel palettes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My favorite way to carry my tube watercolors now is in these vintage tin palettes. I've just added a new batch to the shop. Just fill with your favorite tube watercolor paints. You can find them in my shop <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #45818e;">HERE</span></a>. Please follow along with my Instagram account for more recent art updates and to see what I'm up to. My account name is MishWooderson. </div>
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Hey there, hope you are enjoying the weekend. I have just added some new Travel Sketch Rolls and Vintage Paint Palettes <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #45818e;">to my shop</span></a>. Both have been selling quickly over the weekend. </div>
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The Travel Sketch Rolls have been a popular item for those taking my <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/08/21/close-to-home-a-watercolor-landscape-journey-begins-tomorrow/"><span style="color: #45818e;">Close to Home: A Watercolor Landscape Journey</span></a> class over at Jeanne Oliver's website. You can see all about the class here and registration is still open. We've been having a blast on the exclusive Facebook page where we share our work, ask questions and network with other artists. </div>
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I also have a live class happening at Jeanne Oliver's studio this month. It's called <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/08/02/field-guide-a-nature-inspired-sketchbook-the-next-live-workshop-at-our-studio/"><span style="color: #45818e;">Field Guide: A Nature Inspired Sketchbook</span></a>. It's a one or two day workshop and it's going to be fabulous. I would love to have you join Jeanne and I in her beautiful studio and paint right outside her back door in beautiful Colorado. </div>
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The vintage paint palettes are a fun way to add some old time charm and character to your travel art bag. They come with empty pans that you fill with tube watercolors. I especially love the vintage red office labels on these. <br />
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Happy shopping and I hope to see you in class....online or in beautiful Colorado!Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-40848567353699193062016-08-10T11:51:00.003-05:002016-08-10T11:54:37.539-05:00Seasons Change Mixed Media Artist Journal Page..<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hello friends. If you haven't visited in a while, I'm hosting two classes with Jeanne Oliver. One is an online class called <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/07/23/today-is-the-last-day-for-early-registration-close-to-home-a-watercolor-landscape-journey/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Close To Home: A Watercolor Landscape Journey</span></a>. The other is a class at Jeanne's beautiful home and studio in scenic Colorado, coming up in September. It's called <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/08/02/field-guide-a-nature-inspired-sketchbook-the-next-live-workshop-at-our-studio/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Field Guide: A Nature Inspired Sketchbook</span></a>. We'll be learning more about sketching and watercolor and will be taking our supplies outside to sketch scenes from Jeanne's beautiful land. Both classes are going to be jam packed with tips to jump start your art. We'll learn about sketching, watercolors, setting up a palette, supplies, and taking it all outside. You can learn more about each class by checking out the blog post links I've provided above. I'd love to have you join me in this creative journey. </div>
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In this post I'm sharing a project that will be similar to lesson in the Close To Home class. You can get an idea of what the class has to offer, however all of the lessons in class will be in video format. I can't wait for it to begin on August 22nd. </div>
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Experimenting with mixed media and watercolor can give some fun results. To get my creative juices flowing I like to sometimes get out my Dylusions journals and just have some fun. In this journal, I've prepared each page ahead of time with a piece of vintage paper, some gesso, etc. So every time I turn to a new page, I'm given a new challenge. </div>
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I collect vintage postcards and have noticed they offer some of the prettiest landscape scenes. So I've been incorporating them into my art lately.<br />
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I started by adding a simple pencil sketch to my journal.<br />
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I don't plan anything ahead, I just let the art flow onto the pages as I dig through my supplies. Here I added some borders and some squares in ink.<br />
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I switched my art page to reflect a summer scene instead of a winter scene as the postcard illustrates. So on my pages, I painted winter colors and summer colors.<br />
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Here's a shot of my well used watercolor palette. We'll talk about supplies in both of my classes. The online class goes into more depth about supplies needed and how to set up a palette.<br />
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Next up I just start adding watercolor. It's fun to experiment with watercolor to see how it goes down over other painted surfaces. Here, it's applied over gesso and has a bit of resist to it.<br />
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I just kept adding paint, looking for a few values, splattering, adding white paint, etc.<br />
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I experimented with acrylic ink and a dip pen.<br />
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Here is my final result. I love the thicknesses, the layers created by the vintage papers, the black ink and watercolors. <br />
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Just a fun experiment and as these pages add up in my journal, they're sure fun to look at.<br />
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Watercolors have captured my heart. There's just so much to learn.<br />
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Getting back into my art has been so rewarding and satisfying. <br />
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I hope you'll get creative with me and join in on a class. If you've wanted to start, my classes will be great starting points. If you've abandoned your art because you didn't think you were good enough or life got in the way, my classes are just for you. I want you to experience the joy of art and Jeanne's network of classes are just the ticket. So much sharing and a great community of artists. I hope you'll join me.Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-35097272138036736182016-08-04T09:18:00.000-05:002016-08-04T09:18:53.368-05:00New classes, new shop items!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey there, I wanted to provide a few updates of some fun happenings. My class <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/07/23/today-is-the-last-day-for-early-registration-close-to-home-a-watercolor-landscape-journey/"><span style="color: #e69138;">Close to Home: A Watercolor Landscape Journey</span></a> starts this month, August 22nd. You can register <a href="http://jeanneoliver.ning.com/group/close-to-home-a-watercolor-landscape-journey"><span style="color: #e69138;">HERE</span></a>. The count down is on and there is a lot of excitement buzzing around for this class. It's not too late to join in. Details are on Jeanne Oliver's site HERE. </div>
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Also, I'll be teaching another new class at Jeanne's studio in beautiful Colorado! If you love art, travel and the great outdoors, this class is for you. You can find out more about the class <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/08/02/field-guide-a-nature-inspired-sketchbook-the-next-live-workshop-at-our-studio/"><span style="color: #e69138;">Field Guide: A Nature Inspired Sketchbook</span></a> and register at the end of that post. </div>
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We'll be nestled in for two days at Jeanne's beautiful home and studio in Colorado. Fall is a beautiful time in Colorado so it will be two days of pure heaven.<br />
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We'll learn the basics of drawing, learning from beautiful nature inspired still lifes. <br />
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Nature will be our guide.<br />
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We'll develop a wonderful color palette and learn about value and composition sketches.<br />
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We'll touch on watercolor basics and learn about quick pencil sketching with watercolor washes added.<br />
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You'll get to practice your drawing skills and learn how to capture the essence of a scene. <br />
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We'll touch on mixed media and how it can add so much to your watercolor sketches.<br />
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It's all happening here in Jeanne's beautiful studio. We can't wait to pamper you! I hope you'll join us.<br />
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If you're in need of watercolor palettes for either of my classes, I have some fun vintage travel palettes just added to my shop <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #e69138;">HERE</span></a>.<br />
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If you're looking for an art adventure, I hope you say yes. Yes to the journey. Yes to yourself. You deserve it!Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-9852856561801006682016-07-14T11:21:00.003-05:002016-07-14T11:21:39.076-05:00New art items in the shop...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hey guys, I've just listed some new items to use with your art in my shop. <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"> <span style="color: #e69138;">LINK IS HERE</span></a>. There are lots of fun little dishes that are perfect for mixing washes or for when you work with mixed media like Gesso. Most items are in the shop, a few will be added soon. </div>
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<br />Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-21203587746527327042016-07-06T20:20:00.001-05:002016-07-14T11:15:07.578-05:00Time for a give away....<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
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Edited: The winner of two free spots to my class is MoonGirlArt. Thank you to everyone who participated! I'll see you in class. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's time for a give away. I want you to take away so much good stuff from my upcoming class called <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/06/21/close-to-home-a-watercolor-landscape-journey-registration-just-opened/#comment-40688"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Close To Home: A Watercolor Landscape Journey</span></a>. I'd love for you and a friend to be able to take my class together. Whether you live next door or across the Earth, you can both enjoy the class through the magic of the Internet. You can enter on Instagram and earn an extra chance through a blog post. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>To qualify:</b> For Instagram, post any promo photo from my Instagram account (MishWooderson)or here on the blog where I talk about my class on your Instagram account. Tag me and your friend (or list their name if they don't have an account). If blogging, provide a link to my blog post where I talk about my class and any photo where I promo my class, either here or on Instagram. Feel free to link to <a href="http://jeanneoliver.ning.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Jeanne Oliver's website</span></a> also. I want to hear good stories about why you and your friend would love to take my class together. Just make sure you link me up to your entries. I'll select a winner in a week, July 13th. Look for the winners here on the blog and on my Instagram account.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Here's just a small preview of the type of projects we'll be working on. Lots of sketching and experimenting and filling those sketchbooks. Hope to see you in class. </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I also have a few fun art items added <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">to my online shop</span></a>. I love using <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/product/vintage-butter-pats-mixing-wells"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">vintage butter pat dishes</span></a> to mix paint combinations and to hold mediums like gesso or acrylic paints. This cute little floral set is stackable and perfect for adding a bit of charm to your studio. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> I have just a few of <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/product/alvin-heritage-palette-with-24-wells"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">these paint palettes</span></a> left. They are my favorite in studio palette for watercolors because they are big and have plenty of space for pigments and mixing washes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> As I purchase better and usually more expensive brushes, I'm finding that I want to take better care of them also. My regular size brushes are housed in a <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/product/alvin-heritage-deluxe-brush-case"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">folding, zipper case</span></a> somewhat like the one below. You can zip it up, throw it in your bag or work basket in your studio and know that your brushes are protected. </span><br />
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Hi guys! I'm back today to share more about my class over at the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network called <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/06/21/close-to-home-a-watercolor-landscape-journey-registration-just-opened/#comment-40665"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Close To Home: A Watercolor Landscape Journey</span></a>. I've been sharing on Instagram and Facebook a few more sneak peeks and will share more here on the blog as well. </div>
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I will take you through the basics of setting up a watercolor travel palette, discussing which watercolors are best, what half pans are and will show you several types of watercolor palettes that I own and like to use. At the registration page on Jeanne's site, I also have my supply list available which includes my current 24 colors of watercolor paints that are in my palettes. Just follow through the link above and click on my class within the blog post. From there you may have to register on Jeanne's site, then will be able to access the class sign up. You can see the supply list without signing up though. That way you can tell what supplies you might need if you're interested in the class. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tBUVq_10vmwsC1vl-7d4P3171f9XP-KYoVpJqQzy4l66My15SAuu1Uag4z9LX1EvFUcMXAbDCvFR0eunxgDeibHJ1HJokGN3SdqPW1qcRsKnHET5TH1If2d7NCiCJrJhnJwjSQdAFKA3/s1600/DSCF3104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tBUVq_10vmwsC1vl-7d4P3171f9XP-KYoVpJqQzy4l66My15SAuu1Uag4z9LX1EvFUcMXAbDCvFR0eunxgDeibHJ1HJokGN3SdqPW1qcRsKnHET5TH1If2d7NCiCJrJhnJwjSQdAFKA3/s640/DSCF3104.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
I'll also be revisiting/introducing the color wheel theory and we'll create a beautiful color wheel that will be like a piece of artwork in your studio. You can reference it time and again and I'll give you some tips on how to easily reproduce your color wheel to keep with you at all times. <br />
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There's been lots of excitement and many of you signing up for the early $28 registration price. Thank you! I hope you'll join me as there is LOTS to learn. Whether you are an experienced painter or just a beginner, this will class will be perfect for you. Can't draw? That's okay because the landscapes that we'll be using as references are simple enough that just a few lines are all that are needed. We will build upon the lessons we learn as we get through the 4+ hours of videos. You can access the videos and watch them at your leisure, again and again. <br />
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I'll be back with more fun details of the class soon. If you have Instagram I am MishWooderson and my Facebook page is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mycreativepage/"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">HERE</span></a> if you want to follow along with more frequent posts of mine. Thanks as always for stopping by and I hope to see you in class!<br />
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Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-55889431275483669112016-06-22T20:15:00.002-05:002016-06-22T20:15:38.850-05:00Close To Home: A Watercolor Landscape Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hi everyone. I'm so excited to finally share that I'm back to teaching some classes. This time it's in the form of watercolor painting! Please join me and check out my class called Close To Home: A Watercolor Landscape Journey. You can view all the details and sign up for class over at the Jeanne Oliver Network. <a href="http://jeanneoliverdesigns.com/blog/2016/06/21/close-to-home-a-watercolor-landscape-journey-registration-just-opened/#comment-40665"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Link is here</span></a>. </div>
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If you're new to Jeanne's site, she hosts wonderful classes given my herself and other talented artists. I've taken many and they are fabulous with a great amount of informative content. It's my favorite place to learn something new about art. Jeanne has such a way of sharing and I'm honored to be asked to join her creative network.<br />
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We'll learn all about gathering up supplies for a travel art kit, refresh some art principles and review the color wheel.....and so much more......then put it all together to create simple and beautiful landscape watercolors in a journal. <br />
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If you've had that yearning to get back into your art....or to start new.....this class is for you. We'll combine what we learn about painting with connecting our art to the beautiful surroundings right around us. Come with me on a beautiful journey, you deserve it.Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-53008018815768647702016-06-16T16:04:00.001-05:002016-06-16T16:04:35.071-05:00Good news!Hi everyone! These days I am able to post more photos and short blurbs over at Instagram because I can do it from the ease of my iPhone...and sometimes sitting on my sofa or while riding in the car. I know for many of you, you miss out because you don't have an Instagram account. As of today I figured out how to link my Instagram account right to my Mish Mash Facebook page. So now, everything I post on Instagram can be viewed on Facebook. It might help some of you out since a lot of us still have a Facebook account. All you have to do is <span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mycreativepage/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">click on this link</span></a> </span>and like my Mish Mash Facebook page. Check for updates daily as I post quite often. Feel free to leave comments there too. <br />
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I hope this helps some of us stay better connected. I will still be posting blog posts but not daily like I do on Instagram. In case you haven't seen me in a while.......here I am, alive and well just loving life. Stay tuned for some exciting things to come. I can't wait to share.<br />
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<br />Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-31220004098506959262016-06-06T10:21:00.003-05:002016-06-06T10:21:39.350-05:00Get well cards...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The last of the cards I made from the Don't Forget To Write kit from Papertrey Ink. </div>
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Always nice to have a few get well cards in my stash. I used the patterned papers in the kit and adhered them to some card fronts.<br />
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Simple stamped tags, wash tape and a few staples make an easy focal point.<br />
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My basket is filling up again. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-8105814949738953752016-05-24T15:43:00.002-05:002016-05-24T15:43:40.323-05:00A happy hello....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm sharing more cards today made from the Papertrey Ink Don't Forget To Write Kit. I spent some time die cutting and stamping flowers, stamping a sentiment then adding typed words with my vintage typewriter and selecting papers and envelopes. </div>
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I ended up with a fun little set of generic greeting cards, perfect for any occasion. My favorite colors too. <br />
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Fun details added like machine stitching, the gold paperclip and Washi tape. Old dictionary paper was used for the background. Card sets are from Paper Source.<br />
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A hand stamped envelope makes receiving a card in the mail just that much more special. <br />
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Hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by! Your comments are always appreciated so thank you if you take the time to leave me a note. :)Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-27291981223051798362016-05-21T06:00:00.000-05:002016-05-21T06:00:00.233-05:00Just a note of thanks card set....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In my previous post, I shared a card making station that I set up. Here's my first batch of note cards. </div>
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I usually mass produce when I get out my supplies because it's just as easy to take a little more time to stamp a mess of cards rather than just one at a time. <br />
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Vintage music paper in the background. Die cuts, stamping, stitching and a paperclip to finish off the fronts.<br />
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On the envelopes, I stamped a sentiment then added a splash of watercolor to coordinate with the card fronts. More to come, stay tuned. What have you been creating lately?Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-1659083500775057202016-05-20T15:55:00.001-05:002016-05-20T15:55:26.388-05:00Don't forget to write card making station...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Long time no blog, friends. It's been a very busy month around here with Mother's Day, graduations, birthdays, end of school activities, softball, etc. I made it over the hump and finally took some time to do something just for me. After spending way too much money of store bought cards recently I decided to take some time to set up a card making station. It's one of my favorite things to do.....just gather up stamps, papers, washi tape, embellishments and more and organize them all in a vintage basket. The perfect little set up to help create some hand made cards. </div>
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The main stamp set I'm using is from a kit designed by Betsy Veldman from Papertrey. She has been knocking it out of the ballpark with her fun designs. Below is the stamp set that came with the kit but that's just a little bit of the kit...there are dies, stickers, envelopes and much to play with.<br />
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I love colored envelopes and these are the ones that came with the kit. I also have a huge stash of some fun colors from Paper Source and a few other places that I'll dig into also.<br />
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Still loving gold accents so I fished a few things out of my stash. <br />
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Baker's twine to coordinate with the colors in the kit.<br />
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All tucked into some vintage wood storage boxes. Those typewriter mini Instagrams are from my shop <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/product/green-typewriter-mini-instagrams"><span style="color: #93c47d;">here</span></a>. <br />
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Stay tuned, I've been made a list of cards I'd like to have on hand and I'll be sharing some designs soon. You can also see previews on my Instagram account. I'm MishWooderson over there. Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-42017044870125361292016-03-21T20:04:00.001-05:002016-03-21T20:04:12.134-05:00Travel Sketch Rolls.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've had a lot of people take notice of my Travel Sketch Rolls that I use to tote around my art supplies. By request I've added some to my shop. They measure about 9" x 13" unfolded so they're smaller than your average brush roll. I can tuck in all the supplies you see below. This assortment holds my metal travel paint palette, pens, brushes, pencil, eraser and more. </div>
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This set up includes a small sketch book along with pencil, eraser and an assortment of pens. <br />
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Here's the Travel Sketch Roll in use. I wrap the ribbon tie around the folded over roll and stand it upright so I can easily reach my tools. <br />
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For travel and storage just fold over the flap and fold the roll in half. Wrap the tie around and tuck in for closure. Throw it in your purse or art bag. Easy peasy.<br />
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How about the planner lovers? These would be great for highlighters, pens and the like. This one below is available in my shop now.<br />
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So is this one of a kind Travel Sketch Roll made from vintage fabric. There's a few more styles too. <br />
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You can find them <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #76a5af;">RIGHT HERE</span></a>. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out my Instagram at MishWooderson for more artsy stuff. Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-18075793950768242032016-03-14T12:01:00.004-05:002016-03-14T12:01:46.914-05:00Spring Rain series of cards...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've been practicing my watercolor clouds which resulted in a nice little pile of pretty landscapes. </div>
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That led to a series of cards in my Spring Rain series. <br />
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I revised the colors in my palette and the best way to get to know your colors is to just play around with them.<br />
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I wrapped up all the cards with a clear envelope and pretty purple ribbon. Perfect for you and perhaps one for a friend. I love tucking these into Easter baskets or little birthday bags as everyone could use a card. <br />
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Cards are now up on my shop <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/product/card-close-to-home-3-4"><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">.</span> <br />
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Thanks for stopping by today!Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-12466545266974634372016-03-04T10:58:00.003-06:002016-03-04T10:58:54.399-06:00Close to Home series of cards...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This month I'm setting a goal for a daily landscape sketch using my #closetohome hashtag on my Instagram account. Today I'm sharing some miniature landscapes created with beautiful handmade watercolors. </div>
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I turned my mini landscapes into some blank greeting cards, numbering the limited edition series with my Close to Home theme.<br />
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All of these landscapes were painted from country landscapes near my home. <br />
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I love winding roads as you just never know what journey they may take you on.<br />
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Beautiful trees and hillsides fading into the distant sky.<br />
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The trees are just now getting their leaves so I'm even more excited to do some en plein air painting.<br />
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My cards are all up for sale in my shop today, my first official paintings are now listed. <br />
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You can find the <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">shop link here</span></a>. Thanks for stopping by. Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-65153248081053969352016-02-26T14:04:00.000-06:002016-02-26T14:04:40.156-06:00My art pouch...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
So when it comes to storage for almost anything, plastic is not an option for me. I love handmade, fabric, wood or something vintage. Below you can see my art pouch that I made to hold an assortment of art supplies. I can dump it all in and I just love rummaging around for things. I keep some charcoal pencils and things that get dusty and chalky contained in vintage metal pencil cases found while thrifting. My pouch is broken in well now and it's soft and slouchy and I love it. All vintage fabrics, of course. </div>
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I have one extra one I created <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/product/art-pouch"><span style="color: #e06666;">in my shop right now</span></a>. If there's interest I may make more + I've experimented with flat pencil cases and different sizes. <br />
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There's just something about handmade and vintage that speaks to me. It feels more special and has more meaning. </div>
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Plus it's a one of a kind item. <br />
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Let me know what you think. My girls are already requesting some handmade pouches for their makeup and friends for presents. Great idea, girls!Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-55942903949596924342016-02-23T11:59:00.001-06:002016-02-23T11:59:23.406-06:00Watercolored teacup...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Sharing an entry in my artist journal. Today it's watercolored teacups. I started by sketching first with pencil then using my Lamy Safari fountain pen...ink is not waterproof. </div>
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Great practice and I love that the blue ink bled a little. Reminds me of that beautiful blue China.<br />
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Closeup of the beautiful way watercolor has a mind of it's own.<br />
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Detail of notepad with shadows.<br />
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I used my Sketch 3 method for this journal entry. That means that I simply did 3 different types of sketches. I did the main tea cup with notepad, the blue teacup and the more detailed pattern. I find that when I take the extra effort to sketch something three different ways, I get more and more practice.<br />
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And......#practiceisart. You can find more of my #mishsketch3 entries on my Instagram account, MishWooderson. Thanks for stopping by today!Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-65927805852963459812016-02-12T10:53:00.000-06:002016-02-12T10:53:49.684-06:00Plein Air Painting and John Muir...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm so inspired by our beautiful country. Landscapes are definitely my favorite thing to draw and paint, whether it be from a photograph, a vintage postcard, a book...but especially right from nature itself. Today I have a mixed media spread from a small artist journal, featuring a landscape inspired by this postcard below. </div>
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This was my set up of supplies. I'm painting inside because it's still fairly cold for outdoor painting for me. <br />
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Some of my colors inspired by a small travel palette from Green Earth and Blue Berry.<br />
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My finished painting. <br />
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I found this wonderful quote from John Muir to add at the end. <br />
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Although this painting was done outside, I went out later and did a watercolor sketch from my vehicle. Sketching outside just brings all the senses alive. It's really the best way to capture the true essence of a landscape. <br />
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That brings me to Plein Air painting. It means paint outside, simply. And John Muir? You've probably read a lot of his nature inspired quotes. He was a conservationist and a leading role in why we get to visit beautiful places that we call call National Parks. <br />
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I'd love for you to watch this video about John Muir's role in the history plein air painting. It's fascinating to me and I've watched it several times. If you have an interest to paint landscapes, especially from the great outdoors, this is a must see short documentary. It's from the great people of Plein Air Magazine and the <a href="http://paintoutside.com/wp/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Paint Outside website</span></a>. It's called Outside The Lines and direct link is <a href="http://paintoutside.com/wp/outside-the-lines/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">HERE</span></a>. I hope you enjoy.....and let me know what you think.Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-86691376104947793342016-02-02T10:02:00.002-06:002016-02-02T10:02:17.182-06:00Vintage postcard inspired watercolored flowers...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The past two weeks I've been enjoying Jeanne Oliver's classed called Reflections: Paint Your Story. Today's art session was inspired by a video Jeanne posted about abstract flowers. I used the vintage postcard shown below for my inspiration. </div>
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The sketchbook I'm using is a Dylusions small journal with a snippet of vintage ledger pasted on. The papers aren't high quality watercolor paper but perfect for some sketching with paints. <br />
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I used Pan Pastels to add the blue and yellow shading in the background.<br />
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I'm loving the look of scribbly drawn lines with watercolor added. Graphite will always be a favorite medium of mine.<br />
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Soft and airy, such a good sketch for staying loose. <br />
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A good day to make art.<br />
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Thanks for joining me today. Michelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-3993594959702954122016-01-28T15:00:00.001-06:002016-01-28T15:00:09.531-06:00New aprons just listed....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
JUST LISTED....a fun new batch of embellished, vintage aprons have just been added to my online shop. If you've been following my blog, you may remember my recipe box project a few posts down. These darling aprons would be a fun gift to go along with the recipe boxes, especially for a bridal shower or wedding gift...a graduation gift....or someone who just purchased a new house. If you're the artsy type, these would be fun art aprons to wear while painting. You can find them <a href="http://madebymish.bigcartel.com/"><span style="color: #e06666;">HERE</span></a>. </div>
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