Author Archives: susanneroseart

Today I am painting some lovely magnolias with watercolor on an old book page. I really love the look of watercolors on old book pages. I am also looking forward to magnolias. They are amazing! I hope you will enjoy the video.

I am making some gelli prints today using some of my brand new stamps. I am working with acrylic paints and the 20cm x 25cm gelli printing plate. I love to use those prints a card backgrounds or for collaging.

I watched a Skillshare Class from Suzanne Allard and was immediately inspired to do some abstract intuitive watercolor painting. I painted some watercolor wildflowers using a, for me, unusual color palette. If you’d like to try out Skillshare Premium 2 weeks for free you will find a link at the end of this blog post.

I love to paint loose and sketchy flowers with watercolors. I believe this is something everybody can do without having much knowledge about watercolor painting. For this spread I used Neocolor 1 Crayons to sketch the flower first and then I went in with my watercolors and watercolor pencils.

I love to paint loose and sketchy flowers with watercolors. I believe this is something everybody can do without having much knowledge about watercolor painting. For this spread I used waterproof ink to sketch the flower first and then I went in with my watercolors. I used Mijello Mission Gold watercolors as those are veryContinue reading “Loose Watercolor Flowers – Mixed Media Style”

I am making some more gelli prints today using some of my brand new stamps. I am working with acrylic paints and the square and a tag sized gelli printing plate. The new stamps are 10% off until tomorrow. I love to used them for cardmaking or collaging.

Instead of watercolor paper I am using old book paper today to sketch and paint some loose flowers. This technique is a great way to create some beautiful junk journal papers. I am using three different papers today.