Today's Monday morning color play is about trying something new or something outside the box, and for me that is watercolor paints. I am playing around, not loving it, almost ready to put them away but, pushing through. Here is a look inside my book:
I do not have a fancy set of colors but not the Crayola kids set
either. To be honest, I have no idea what I have because there is not
label on the set and I have had them for quite a while. I created a
little color chart on a page to show the actual color on paper. One of the things I do like about watercolors is that they dry really fast.
The way I "watercolor" is not the correct or traditional way, but is simply just the way I do it. I am not "watercolor painting" persay, but actually doodling with watercolors. Here is a page of flowers just in black, and this, I kinda really like. I think I like it because it is still inside my bounds with my style.
Now, here is a page that is full of color and random all at the same time (and definatly NOT my favorite but this is where I am "pushing through".) It is way outside my comfort zone and is full of colors I like, but don't love. Again, pushing through.
How did I do this? Paint, waterbrush and paper. No plan, no penciling in ideas, just paint to paper and go!
Try it.
you might like it...you might not, but you won't know until you try.
Here is a look at a few more things in my book:


and then a little something inspired by Dina Wakely. I am not sure where this is going, but I am going to push through this one too!
Play with a little color and see what happens!
In other news (this is a long post) our summer officially starts on Wednesday! I think we may be the last school district to break for summer and I am ready. I am going to document my summer and would love for you to join me, follow along, be inspired and just ENJOY summer.
Here is a little info about this "follow along" project.


and one last thing..
I am adding class dates to my line up this week! I will be heading to Oklahoma City and Boston this summer and just added the 52 Pickup class to the "Craft Shack" class lineup on my return trip to Florida in just a few weeks! I hope to see you along the way!