Having a Ton of Fun at Art Unraveled 2017

I am always impressed with how creative my students are when we get together and paint.  I love showing new techniques and seeing how artists quickly turn them into beautiful paintings!  I have one more class to teach call the Creative Page at Art Unraveled.  There are three seats left if you are in the Phoenix area and want to join us!

Finding Inspiration to Paint, Part 3

Take a Workshop!

Beginning Watercolor Workshop with Jacqueline Newbold

Tuesdays, October 25 – November 15, 2016 1:00 – 4:00 pm

$35 per class (includes all supplies)

Join me in my private Tumalo studio for this fun and colorful workshop especially designed for beginner watercolor artists. 

Email:  newbold0505@bendbroadband.com

Watercolor and Mixed Media with Jacqueline Newbold

Thursdays, October 27 – November 10, 2016 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Combining beautiful watercolor painting techniques and mixed media, you will learn how to make colorful, intriguing journal pages a perfect backdrop for adding paintings and words that inspire you. 

$30 per class, plus a one-time $10 supply fee

Email:  newbold0505@bendbroadband.com

Portland Art & Soul Retreat

Art for the Soul, April 9, 2017

Let’s Go – France, April 8, 2017

Tutti Frutti Watercolors, April 6, 2017

Tropical Paradise – An Imaginary Journey, April 7, 2017

Finding Inspiration to Paint, Part 2

We all find a creative roadblock once in awhile.  So I thought I would continue to share with you some of the things I like to do to get my creative juices flowing again.  Last week I blogged about inviting art friends over.  A couple of responses I received were great ideas too - Celeste recommended traveling to inspire her and Susan says to "slow down and really look around".  Thank you for these great ideas!
Today's thought for inspiration is to look through an art book for ideas.  Whether you browse through your own personal art book library or visit the
local library, check out what other artists are doing and see what inspires you.  Try a new technique that is described in the book or try to recreate a painting that you love.  The Splash series books are a wonderful collection of the best of watercolor.  Each book has a focus (light, value, creative solutions...) and is filled with beautiful, inspiring watercolor paintings.

This painting was inspired by what I read in a book about adding white gouache to your painting.  It was quickly done - playful and colorful!

Using my Mom's French Book in my Journal

One of my favorite things to do in my journals is to use book pages in foreign languages as a background for my watercolor paintings.  If you would like to see more about how I did the page below, see my post on the Sketchbook Challenge Blog.