Evergreen, watercolor sketch, copyright Erin Rogers Pickering
My little girl loves "water painting" with me! We go through stacks of copy paper painting, experimenting, doodling, mixing colors and playing... okay, we both love it! :)
Last week while painting with her I took out my Strathmore watercolor cards so I could 'play' a little more seriously. I am starting to prep for a watercolor workshop on Jan 29th at Gerayln's Art Studio, and wanted to try out some salt techniques. So using her crayola pan paints and some wacky, bent up bristle brush I tried out the salt on my tree.
Now, I love my Windsor & Newton series 7 brushes and my holbein tube watercolor paints (never giving them up!)... but I was impressed that I got decent results with kiddie brushes and paints because I had good paper.
And, she was super excited, and felt very grown up, to get to paint on Mommy's cards!
“When we engage in what we are naturally suited to do, our work takes on the quality of play and it is play that stimulates creativity.” – Linda Naiman
“When we engage in what we are naturally suited to do, our work takes on the quality of play and it is play that stimulates creativity.” – Linda Naiman
For details on playing with watercolors at my workshop check out Maplewood Patch.
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