Summer has been really busy and I was looking forward to fall but that lasted about three days max here in Calgary this year. There's been snow falling starting sometime yesterday and it's expected to continue to fall right into tomorrow afternoon.

YouTube is such an amazing resource for learning just about anything from changing your brake lights to speaking a new language and (of course) learning art techniques as well. These paintings were done using a technique I saw on the @makoccinos channel. The idea of this technique is to start with the lightest color and then keep painting the negative space that’s around the shape you want in an increasingly darker shade. You end with the darkest color and layers and layers of paint underneath which gives the finished painting so much depth. © Ammara Cokar 2019

I love doing studies of other artist’s works in order to explore different styles and to further develop my own skills.  This was a painting that the Watercolor Misfit (on YouTube) had playing in the background of one of her videos.  I liked the way that this little owl looked so much that I had to try it out for myself.  This image really reminds me of something that would live inside the pages of a children’s story book.   The reason the owl below looks bumpy below is because I’ve covered it in masking fluid.  I’m not sure if it’s the quality of my paper, of the masking fluid,…

I tried out some watercolor classes on Skillshare.