Doodling Archives - Peony and Parakeet

Dramatic Peonies with Colored Pencils and Black Pens

Päivi — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:05:56 +0000

This week, I have a free video for you. Create these dramatic peonies with me! Use colored pencils to add the softness and color, and black pens to bring in the drama! I used regular colored pencils and two black pens – thick and thin. My thick pen is the Copic Gasenfude brush pen, and […]

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Artistic Line Drawing – What Do You Think About This Course Idea?

Päivi — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:47:13 +0000

To me, all visual art begins with drawing. When you want to get to know yourself, draw! When you want to develop as an artist—say, as a painter—draw! To draw is to think. Make your lines come alive, and gradually, a whole new world will emerge, even on a small piece of paper. That’s what […]

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You Can Draw Patterned Papers!

Päivi — Thu, 07 May 2026 12:52:35 +0000

This week, I answer the question: “I want to draw, but don’t know how or what! How to start?” My suggestion is to start with patterns. So, draw repeated shapes and make a collection of patterned papers that you can use for collage art, for example. The No-Pencil Approach I usually start my line drawings […]

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Filling an Art Journal

Päivi — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:36:40 +0000

One of my projects this summer is to fill one of my art journals – Dylusions Creative Journal Square. I hope that these pics from my current in-progress journal, inspire you to start filling your art journal! Reaching Saturation Point in Filling Art Journal I think art journals have a saturation point. When most of […]

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Inspirational Drawing Changed My Life

Päivi — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:47:39 +0000

This week, I share a story about how drawing changed my life – how art can start from discovering your living line and then drawing it over and over again. Now is also the last chance to buy my course Inspirational Drawing! The course will go away on April 21st at midnight PDT. >> Buy […]

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Black Art Journal Pages as Banners

Päivi — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:08:15 +0000

I want my Black Friday campaigns to be inspiring for art-making, and this year my theme is “Black Berry Friday.” It means juicy art journal pages on black paper. I am pretty sure you have one like my black and square Dylusions Creative Journal (affiliate link). I use my black art journal for using up […]

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Using White as a Color in Painting and Drawing

Päivi — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:34:35 +0000

In this post, we explore the color white and find ideas on how we could change the way we use it in art-making. I posted this painting about a month ago, but I still had to fix it! You might not notice the difference, but it matters to me. I have changed the center of […]

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12 Spring Art Ideas from Over the Years

Päivi — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:51:06 +0000

This week, I share spring-themed art from the past 10 years and give ideas for creating spring art. There’s a variety of ideas and I hope everyone can find some that inspire to get creating! #1 – For Beginners and Dull Moments Doodle spring flowers with the mindset “more is more”! Course recommendation: Collageland #2 […]

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Enrich Your Art – Play with Shapes!

Päivi — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:27:06 +0000

This week it’s time to get inspired by shapes and start playing with them! My dear reader, I guess you follow my blog because you love colors. And yes, isn’t it wonderful to choose, for example, a colored pencil from among several different colors: “Should I pick pink or red, hmm?“ I have a degree […]

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Inspiring Art Journals

Päivi — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 13:52:32 +0000

This week is dedicated to inspiring art journals that hopefully make you start creating right away. Towards the end of last year, I started to really miss drawing. When I want to come up with ideas, I need a pen and paper! Or maybe I should say that I need my art journals because that’s […]

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Drawing Inspiration – What I learned from Inspirational Drawing

Päivi — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:50:21 +0000

This week, I have some drawing inspiration for you. Let’s celebrate our living line! Recently, I heard the term “transition” and it resonated strongly. After receiving the grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation, I have thought about my artistic career forward and at the same time also backward. I’ve noticed that it’s hard to think […]

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Colored Pencil Doodling

Päivi — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:08:37 +0000

This week, we are doodling wildly with colored pencils. Free doodling is the most natural way for me to create. I can just start. No browsing the internet for ideas, no trying to think what to express. It only requires trust that something will appear – that a problem I wasn’t aware of gets solved, […]

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