monotone mauve gouache florals
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Unfinished Gouache Floral 1

progress on gouache florals

loral illustrations to welcome spring by Sheri42
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Gouache Welcome Spring

Thank you to Jennifer Nichols for her lesson to Welcome Spring with Gouache Florals

5 different birds in cozy hats, ear muffs, and scarves with holly on a wintery day with snow falling around them
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Cozy Christmas Coordinates

creating and revising cozy bird patterns

a pattern of cozy Christmas birds sitting on holly branches wearing ear mufflers, knitted hats, and scarves in a snow storm by Sheri42
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Cozy Christmas Pattern

pattern of cozy Christmas birds sitting on holly branches

sketches of rabbits for Easter by Sheri42
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Back to Rabbits

inspiration by artist gems to continue developing skill and style

Local Flora Challenge A more complete sketch of the sunflower I know, arrowleaf balsamroot for the prompt Local Flora for Shannon Mcnab’s 3×3 Sketch-Design-Repeat Challenge.
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Sunflower in Pastels

Pastel style arrowleaf balsam root for the #3x3designchallenge  #sketchdesignrepeat  prompt “Local Flora" #arrowleafbalsamroot #sunflower

stylized giraffe by Sheri42
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Wednesday WrapUp Giraffe Fun

four stylized giraffe designs

wikipaintia of palette and brushes used for illustrations of robins and kestrels by Sheri42
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American Kestrel

American Kestrel using the AquaReal2 Texture Edition Watercolor brush set by Lisa Glanz

black/white daffodil linocut by Sheri42
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Linocut Daffodils

I am inspired by the blooming daffodils of spring and created sketch brushes based on them for illustrating in linocut style

series of hot beverages from lines, color, squiggly lines with palette / brushes used
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Wednesday WrapUP Beverage Doodles

beverage doodles / mindful art