Art Exploration Color of the Month Light Blue

 

Can you believe it's going to be MARCH in just a few days?
I did end up starting some more seeds indoor, and even picked up some poppy seeds to try again (orange ones)! 

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This month in our Private Facebook Group it's all about the color Light Blue. I've just added a new youtube video that is going to be published on Friday and I thought you may like to have the image to print out and follow along. We will be painting this fun little blue gem in watercolors. You can grab the FREE PDF below to print out and follow along with me. If you already subscribe to my emails the link was sent out yesterday. 

Getting the straight lines free hand was nearly impossible, so if you haven't used a ruler in years and are drawing your free hand....dig it out! 

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We'll talk about the different blues that come in my winsor and newton artist paint palette, and I"ll show you what the colors look like. I absolutely love blues, and found that I think I need more of them. I love using my half pans and it's really great to learn your water/paint ratio using these especially as a beginner watercolorist. If you are doing larger areas, however try the tube paints, you'll be able to mix up a lot more of your pigment. 

  

So grab your paints.....This is your friendly reminder from one creative to another - take time for yourself and paint if only for 15 minutes today.  
Hope to see you there!
 

XOXO,
Kellie

Simple living| Debt Free| Content Creator

More Classes Available at KellieChasseFineArt.com, Udemy and Skillshare!  

Alcohol Ink Artist Chat with Virginia Crowe

Big Cats Alcohol Ink Course

I had the pleasure of speaking with Virginia Crowe during our Artist Chat this week. Virginia began painting a few years ago, and now it is a part of her daily practice. She is a licensed Art4Healing facilitator. Her focus is on wellbeing and building confidence for others that may have struggled from abuse or as a way to manage stress or pain.

Acrylic Pours



She started with abstracts and fell in love with acrylic pours. She began teaching classes for large groups, throwing acrylic pour paint parties and loved it! Eventually she began teaching online courses.

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Flowers Course


Virgina has since branched out with alcohol inks. She started with her love of abstracts, but quickly learned that she loved painting more realistic too.

You can check out her new online Alcohol Ink Courses where she shares how she uses a simple Q-Tip (Dots) and markers to create very life like animals in her Big Cats course! She also shares "How to generate income throwing successful group pouring events".

You can watch the entire interview chat on youtube HERE! 

Happy Creating,

Kell

Sharing a 3 minute Watercolor Poppy Tutorial with you!

NEW CLASS WATERCOLOR POPPIES COMING SOON! 

Happy February my creative loves!

Guess what....I am in prep mode for spring already! If you can believe it, for the first time evah (Maine accent), I have cute little tomato and cucumber seeds already started in little pots, and they have a little seedling already (so excited)!

Who's dreaming of summer days (as I sit here with this winter hat)? 

I've been on a poppy kick, one of my favorite summer flowers that I can't grow by the way. So if you can't grow them, paint them right!  I'm excited to share with you that  I have a New Watercolor Poppy Class in the works!

Watch the  FREE MINI TUTORIAL!

Would love to have you send me some of your favorite POPPY Photos (must be your photo and buy sending it you give me consent to paint and add to the class) I may pick one to add to the class project. You are also welcome to tag me on instagram or facebook. 

Wanted to share with you my new coffee mugs that I created using the same techniques in as in the DIY Alcohol Ink Wine Glass Course! By the way black electrical tape works very well too with the resin! 

P.S. I was wondering if you have a few seconds to help me out?

Please fill out the Survey here, much appreciated! 

XOXO,

Kellie

How to Paint a Loose and Flowy Alcohol Ink Floral Wreath on Yupo Paper

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Oh those beautiful colors of Spring, how I am ready for you!  This class will guide you through the ins and outs of controlling alcohol inks on YUPO PAPER to create some loose and flowy florals to make your own beautiful alcohol ink wreath project. We will explore a few some simple Alcohol Ink floral designs. You’ll learn how to add depth using pigment and a little brush control to produce effortless strokes creating loose and flowy flowers and leaves along with some simple and desirable filler vines. Alcohol Inks are such a creative medium. They have a mind of their own which allows the artist to go with the flow. This is a course for  the Alcohol ink explores. Best for intermediate creatives, but even beginners will be able to complete this class. Since we will not go over Alcohol Ink and yupo paper it may be helpful if you have used those materials before. We cover more information about alcohol inks in one of my very first courses: Alcohol Ink on Yupo for Beginners - Create Dragonfly Painting Steps Dots and Fun! WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER IN THIS COURSE: Learn to create a simple flower structure with an easy, playful, and loose style. How to create transparency, flow and control with your alcohol inks. Explore different leaves and vines to use as fillers to achieve a cohesive and full wreath. Learn how to add some depth to your alcohol inks using bombay watercolor pigment to layer. I am so thankful to have you here and I hope you will Join me in class today! Happy Valentines Day! Kellie Simple living| Debt Free| Content Creator More Classes Available at KellieChasseFineArt.com, Udemy and Skillshare!   Did you Catch the February Art Exploration Tutorial? All month long Lisa, Jessica and I will be exploring the color Purple in the Art Exploration Private Facebook Group. Interested in Joining? CLICK HERE   Check out Lisa's New Watercolor Course!

Watch my interview last week with Kimberly Deene Langlois (Alcohol Ink Flower Artist)

Artist Chat with Kimberly Deene Langlois this week!

Artist Chat with Kimberly Deene Langlois this week! 

If you are an alcohol Ink lover, then you have probably seen some of these gorgeous flower blooms out there on social media. Instagram and facebook are full of them.  Today I was lucky enough to chat with one of the Founders of these alcohol ink flower designs, Kimberly Deene Langlois. 

Kimberly shares how she got started with alcohol inks and explains a little how she gets those gorgeous detailed centers in her flowers (her signature). 

She uses mostly canned air to create these blooms on canvas and she's create some pretty large scaled pieces using alcohol inks.  Stop over and say hello and make sure to let her know you popped over to from my channel. If you are interested in seeing more details and how she creates these amazing flowers, she shares her techniques in her full online course Alcohol Ink Blooms.

You can watch the entire interview chat on youtube HERE! 

Happy Creating,

Kell

Art Exploration: Exploring the color purple with alcohol inks

Art Exploration

Art Exploration New Facebook Group!

Exploring the color purple with alcohol inks - Join in the COLOR fun in our NEW private facebook group open to anyone that loves color, exploring art supplies, and creating!

In 2020 we will be exploring a new color every month sharing tips, techniques, and a fun project tutorial. Take a peek around. You can use the search bar within the group to find the latest tutorials Lisa , Jessica and I shared last week. Just click the tag: "Monthly Tutorials" and you'll see all three!

This week I've decided to show you how to lighten and change the color and shade of Pinata Purple's by Jacquard alcohol inks. We'll use some blending solution to lighten and then demo a short seascape scene.

You can watch the full tutorial here with the supply links!

Since you may join our Challenge later in the year, pop into to view January videos's , and feel free to post them as well!
For the month of February - Lisa, Jessica, and I are sharing art exploration tutorials that are focused on the color PURPLE. Make sure to check out @Lisa Hetrick, Indigojade Art and @Jessica Sanders youtube channels for this months purple video and join us for the Purple challenge this month!