Supplies Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/category/creative-process/supplies/ Fly to Your Inner World and Color the Emotion Sat, 17 Jan 2026 09:00:03 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-site_icon3-32x32.jpg Supplies Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/category/creative-process/supplies/ 32 32 The Magic of Watercolor: 5 Tiny Joys https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/watercolor-painting-tiny-joys/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/watercolor-painting-tiny-joys/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:26:03 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=31550 Let’s talk about watercolors and their magic! I find the process of creating a floral watercolor painting joyful in many ways. Here’s my first watercolor painting of 2026. The title “Toiveiden tuoksu” could be translated as “The Scent of Wishes” or “Desired Scent.” Tiny Joy #1 – Randomness It’s so much fun to leave a […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/watercolor-painting-tiny-joys/feed/ 16 Half-Empty Art Journals I Should Fill Up https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/half-empty-art-journals/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/half-empty-art-journals/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:04:43 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=30422 Last month, I went through my art supplies and wrote a post about the supplies I shouldn’t use anymore. After the post, I gave most of those useless-to-me supplies away. Now I have reviewed my art journals and have come to the conclusion that I have too many half-empty ones. I should fill these up […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/half-empty-art-journals/feed/ 6 Art Supplies I Should Not Use Anymore https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/art-supplies-i-should-not-use-anymore/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/art-supplies-i-should-not-use-anymore/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:40:50 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=30158 When I look at my art supplies, there are many that just take up space and don’t bring me joy anymore. Recently, I have tried to use them up, but one crayon, for example, can last a long time. Maybe I should just stop using them and give them away? This blog post is a […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/art-supplies-i-should-not-use-anymore/feed/ 10 Drawing Sceneries with Watercolor Pencils https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/drawing-sceneries-with-watercolor-pencils/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/drawing-sceneries-with-watercolor-pencils/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:22:31 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=27522 This week, I have a fun drawing idea: fill a paper with many small sceneries! For this project, I have used watercolor pencils and Fabriano Accademia drawing paper (size: A4). The paper is very nice with colored pencils and goes well with watercolor pencils too. Inspiration for Drawing Sceneries Creating mini-sceneries is easy when you start […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/drawing-sceneries-with-watercolor-pencils/feed/ 8 How to Combine Watercolors and Colored Pencils https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/how-to-combine-watercolors-and-colored-pencils/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/how-to-combine-watercolors-and-colored-pencils/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:10:37 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=26341 In my new online course Freely Grown, we will use watercolors and colored pencils for a flower painting. Here are the basics for using both in the same piece. Watercolors and colored pencils have quite a lot in common, even though one is used for painting and the other for drawing. Choosing the Paper Both […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/how-to-combine-watercolors-and-colored-pencils/feed/ 4 Watercolor Fairies – Painting the Magic of Nature https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/watercolor-fairies/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/watercolor-fairies/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:17:56 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=25280 I’ve been going through my art supplies lately and reflecting on my path as an artist so far. In recent blog posts, I’ve featured drawings, but now we’re moving on to watercolors. This post is about painting watercolor fairies and the wilderness around them. Watercolor Surfaces – Aquabord vs. Paper I love thick watercolor paper, […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/watercolor-fairies/feed/ 6 Art Supplies and Emotions https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/art-supplies-and-emotions/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/art-supplies-and-emotions/#comments Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:17:30 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=25124 This week, we ponder what kind of feelings and emotions our art supplies raise in us. Do you remember these small paintings from a few weeks ago? I now got the fourth one finished, and I couldn’t resist taking a photo of them together. These are only 6 by 6 inches, and the small size […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/autumn-colorings/feed/ 4 Colored Pencil Blogger – A Video Blog Post! https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/colored-pencil-blogger-sept-2022/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/colored-pencil-blogger-sept-2022/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:50:00 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24091 This week, I have a video blog for you. It’s full of art inspiration, especially if you want to fall in love with colored pencils. Stories and Inspiration – Watch the Video! I decided that I have blogged about colored pencils so much that I can call myself a colored pencil blogger! The video is […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/colored-pencil-blogger-sept-2022/feed/ 16 Messy Art Journal Style with Colored Pencils https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/messy-art-journal-style-with-colored-pencils/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/messy-art-journal-style-with-colored-pencils/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:07:07 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=22034 This week, we go deep into the messy art journal style. See how to mimic messy mixed media pages in colored pencils! I wanted to add some happy freedom to my colored pencil diary. So here are the most recent spreads! These spreads have an impression of a messy mixed media look – collage, paints, […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/messy-art-journal-style-with-colored-pencils/feed/ 12 Starting a Colored Pencil Journal https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/starting-a-colored-pencil-journal/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/starting-a-colored-pencil-journal/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:18:14 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=21723 This week, I started a project that I have been thinking about for quite a while: a colored pencil art journal! I hope this post inspires you to keep a visual journal too. From Mundane to Fantastic The idea of this journal is to connect everyday events with the world of fantasy. I want it […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/starting-a-colored-pencil-journal/feed/ 14 Art Makeover – Revamp Your Old Paintings! https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/art-makeover/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/art-makeover/#comments Thu, 28 May 2020 17:11:04 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=18253 Let’s give an art makeover for an old painting! The idea for this blog post came last month when I was running out of paper. Instead of traveling to an art supply store, I stayed home as was advised, and found another solution: reusing old paintings! My starting point was practical, but the benefits were […]

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