gouache Archives - Peony and Parakeet

Art Supplies I Should Not Use Anymore

Päivi — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:40:50 +0000

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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Beautiful Blog Post

Päivi — Tue, 30 May 2023 08:06:56 +0000

This week is about creating beauty, and I have a beautiful blog post for you. Violets on an Adventure Ten years ago, an old yard tiling gave us a surprise. Renovating it had been on our to-do list, but there had been other things to do in the house. But we were lucky. The violets […]

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Creating a Protector of Good

Päivi — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 15:38:18 +0000

This week we get inspired by spiritual and ornamental art and create a protector of good. Protector of Butterflies in Colored Pencils Halloween is not an official holiday in Finland, but we have All Saints’ day soon. I started gathering images for this blog post in the spirit of All Saints’ day, but soon realized […]

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Painting and Drawing Fruits

Päivi — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 22:51:02 +0000

This week, I share my love for fruits and give inspiration for fruit-themed paintings and drawings. Here’s one of my newest paintings called Jupiter’s Bowl. This oil painting is a part of my series Linnunrata – Milky Way, where I explore planets and outer space. (See previous work: Uranus here, the Moon here, Mercury here, Neptune here, Pluto […]

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Pink Inspiration

Päivi — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:13:17 +0000

This week is full of pink art inspiration. I hope that this post will get you to find your pinks and start creating sweetness! Dreamy Pinks in Colored Pencils First, one of the journal spreads that we will create at Fun Botanicum, the newest class. The softness that you can create with colored pencils is […]

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Imaginary People – How to Paint Their Soul?

Päivi — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:53:47 +0000

This week, the theme is painting imaginary people and how to find their soul. There’s plenty of examples in this blog post! One of the wonders of painting and drawing is that we can give birth to an imaginary person – that we can create someone who breathes, talks, and has a life of her […]

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Strawberries and Inspiration – Watch the Video!

Päivi — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:42:14 +0000

This week, I have a new free video for you. In the video, I create this small watercolor painting and inspire you to create art as well, even if all you can come up with would be just a few strawberries! With this video, I invite you to join my new class Decodashery where we […]

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Rainbow Journal – Fill a Small Notebook with Happy Art!

Päivi — Fri, 15 May 2020 15:30:40 +0000

This week, I get back to the project that I started earlier this spring. It’s a small notebook that I have filled with happy art. I call it Rainbow Journal because it has brought me both joy and hope. Here’s a quote from the video below: “When working on this journal, I have been able […]

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Delicious Colors – Salvage Them!

Päivi — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:43 +0000

I have never been overly enthusiastic about bright reds, but now seems to be the time. I feel that in this black world, we need to salvage the delicious colors and amplify them with sugary decorations! Finding Comfort from Delicious Colors In the evenings, while waiting for the news around the world to be gathered, […]

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Bright and Decorative Art Style

Päivi — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:40:07 +0000

This week, I needed colors that are so sweet that they almost taste on the tongue! I found a little watercolor notebook from my paper stash and made a gouache painting on the covers. Painting the Covers I used a limited palette of gouache paints – pinks, reds, and greens, and made pastel hues by […]

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Intuitive Painting in 60 Colors of Arteza Gouache Set

Päivi — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:15:41 +0000

Paint with me! This week, I have a video tutorial of making an intuitive gouache painting with Arteza Gouache set. In addition to the gouache paints, I also use Arteza water brushes, Arteza watercolor paper (mine is A4 from Arteza’s UK store, but here’s the link to the similar paper in the US store), and […]

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Watercolor Panoramas to Express Travel Memories

Päivi — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:11:36 +0000

I try to have a wide range of topics on this blog, but now I am posting watercolor sceneries again! (See the last week’s post). I have quickly become addicted to them! It all started with buying Daniel Smith watercolors and realizing that many members of my community Bloom and Fly love watercolors. I try to […]

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