by taswann | May 19, 2020 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1647. At a time when insects were thought to be “beasts of the devil,” her beautiful and accurate paintings revolutionized the science of...
by taswann | May 18, 2020 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
Today let’s be inspired by the fireworks that are used to celebrate Victoria Day and the unofficial beginning of summer. Let’s get started by creating a black background. Tape a piece of watercolour paper to another sheet of paper so it is easier to use...
by taswann | May 18, 2020 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
Let’s be inspired by the beautiful skyline of our cities, in my case Toronto. First I taped a piece of watercolour paper in a landscape position to a piece of cardboard. Next I used a piece of masking tape to create a horizon line. You will need two brushes to...
by taswann | May 16, 2020 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
How are you feeling today? With all the changes “facing” everyone right now, people have been feeling a lot of different things on any given day… Let’s recreate some of these emotions in fun emojis. Materials needed yellow watercolour paint (if...
by taswann | May 15, 2020 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
Today let’s be inspired by warm and cool colours and create some easy backgrounds for dandelions. Warmer weather is on the way and on my walk yesterday I saw fields full of them. It inspired these ones… Use your chalk pastels to create circles, you can...
by taswann | May 14, 2020 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
For today’s project, I thought we’d try something a little different! Other than doodling, painting rocks is one of my favorite relaxing activities. For today I thought it would be fun to show you how to make a tic-tac-toe board with Ladybugs and Turtles....
