gesso Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/tag/gesso/ Fly to Your Inner World and Color the Emotion Thu, 07 Nov 2019 16:19:37 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-site_icon3-32x32.jpg gesso Archives - Peony and Parakeet https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/tag/gesso/ 32 32 Moleskine Sketchbook – Another Full Art Journal! https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/moleskine-sketchbook-art-journal/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/moleskine-sketchbook-art-journal/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:54:03 +0000 http://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=9075 I just finished my red Moleskine Sketchbook. It always feels like an accomplishment when an art journal gets full.  So I’m happy to show a couple of photos and a flip-through video of all the pages! Moleskine Sketchbook as an Art Journal Moleskine Sketchbooks are one of my favorite books for art journaling. The paper […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/moleskine-sketchbook-art-journal/feed/ 15 Making the Most of Visual Nuances https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/visual-nuances/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/visual-nuances/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:10:37 +0000 http://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=6073 This is my latest mixed media painting “Summer is Coming”. It has been exceptionally warm weather in Finland and all that sunshine has brought summer not only to my mind but to my painting too. I tell you now how I created the painting! First Layers: Having Fun with Watercolors The painting began with watercolors. I made […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/visual-nuances/feed/ 8 Less Sketching, More Creativity! https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/less-sketching-more-creativity/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/less-sketching-more-creativity/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:23:02 +0000 http://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=5566 Did you see my latest video: “Art is a Conversation”? I have made this piece by applying the principle presented in the video: letting one detail lead to another. No sketching involved! The Creative Process with No Sketching Involved I picked a random background made with watercolors and started adding collage pieces. They, in turn, inspired me […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/less-sketching-more-creativity/feed/ 18 Put Thoughts and Feelings into Your Art https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/put-thoughts-and-feelings-into-your-art/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/put-thoughts-and-feelings-into-your-art/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:22:29 +0000 http://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=4964 I am excited to start the fall season with a video blog post! I will create the mixed media painting above from start to finish and show the atmosphere of my creative space as authentically as I can. I will also talk about Inspirational Drawing, my online drawing workshop that will begin in September! Subscribe […]

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]]> https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/put-thoughts-and-feelings-into-your-art/feed/ 21 Get the Most Out of Art Critique https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/most-out-of-art-critique/ https://www.peonyandparakeet.com/most-out-of-art-critique/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:24:03 +0000 http://www.peonyandparakeet.com/?p=3910 My latest art journal page is inspired by a discussion in an art journal group. It was about how to deal with the criticism towards your art. One woman told a story which touched me deeply. Someone had accidentally seen photos of her art and asked if they were made by her little grandchildren. After that she did not feel comfortable making […]

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