Archer & Olive notebook Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/tag/archer-olive-notebook/ Fly to Your Inner World and Color the Emotion Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:35:58 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-site_icon3-32x32.jpg Archer & Olive notebook Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/tag/archer-olive-notebook/ 32 32 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 Coloring Without Limits https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/coloring-without-limits/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/coloring-without-limits/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:42:31 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=27322 This week, I want to talk about colored pencils and coloring without limits. You can color without a preconceived idea, without outlines, and without sketching. You only need to feel drawn to one color first. Recently, purple-blue has called me. What to Draw? Have you ever been thinking about what to draw when everything in […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/coloring-without-limits/feed/ 4 Colored Pencil Doodling https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/colored-pencil-doodling/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/colored-pencil-doodling/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2023 10:08:37 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=25032 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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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/colored-pencil-doodling/feed/ 6 Create a Chapter Cover for the New Year! https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/chapter-cover-for-the-new-year/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/chapter-cover-for-the-new-year/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:05:59 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24707 This week, we are creating a chapter cover for our art journals that marks the new year. When I think about the new year, there are lots of uncertainties that first come to my mind. What will happen in the world, what will happen in my life, and what will happen in my art? I […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/dolls-and-angels/feed/ 2 Autumn Colorings – Video Blog post! https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/autumn-colorings/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/autumn-colorings/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:21:19 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=24258 This week, I have a video blog post for you. I talk about this journal spread that I made for my colored pencil diary, but there are also more autumn colorings, art ideas, and inspiration for creating in the middle of life’s small happenings. In the video, I am talking about colored pencils, the upcoming […]

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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/hearts-and-flowers-draw-freely/feed/ 12 How to Stay Motivated – Colored Pencils and Free Video! https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/how-to-stay-motivated-free-video/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/how-to-stay-motivated-free-video/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:49:26 +0000 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=23783 This week, I have a free video for you! I hope it helps you to stay motivated and keep creating. In the video, I am creating this small spread for my colored pencil diary and talking about how colored pencils help me to stay motivated. I share some thoughts about taking a break and getting […]

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