Ramblings of a Mad Statistician

Insomnia painting. #whenindoubtwreathitout #brushlettering #brushcalligraphy #moderncalligraphy #watercolor #watercolorpainting #watercolorwreath #floralwreath #existenceisresistance

“The Old Orchard”. Watercolor on box flap, 2x8cm.
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#watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #arttherapy #minipainting #landscapepainting #winsorandnewtoncotman #winsorandnewtonwatercolor #dickblickbrushes

My attempt at a micropainting, on the flap from a box of Benadryl.
#practice #painting #practicemakesprogress #arttherapy #landscapepainting #micropainting #minipainting #winsorandnewton #winsorandnewtoncotman #winsorandnewtonwatercolor #primawatercolors #primamarketinginc #primawatercolorconfections

I had so much fun putting that last post together! Here’s what it started as. 😊
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#painting #lettering

We can share wisdom and help each other, but none of us is on the exact same journey as another.
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#watercolor #lettering #calligraphy #positive #arttherapy #positivity #moderncalligraphy #crayoligraphy

I bought a bunch of frames at IKEA and now I’m putting little scrap art projects in them so I can enjoy them more easily. Eventually I want to put “real art” in some/most but I’m really enjoying framing up my silly little bits.
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Black Sharpie, Winsor&Newton Cotman watercolor, and Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections on a piece of cardboard from a Benadryl container.
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Got some more done on this painting. I’m trying to decide if I want to add the veins on the leaves or leave it. Given that it’s pretty small, I think I’ll probably leave it. So far I’m pretty happy with how it’s turning out! 😁 Since I don’t have masking fluid, I’m expecting the background to be a bit of a pain 😓 wish me luck.
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Paint: Winsor&Newton Cotman (blue, green, yellow, a touch of red on the stamens) and Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections (purples, pinks, orange).
Brushes: Dick Blick clearance sable, round sizes 0,1,&5.
Paper: Canson XL 140lb cold press, cut to 4x6.5".
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Little WIP of some flowers—I think snowdrops? Swipe ➡️ for a time lapse. Except I ran into the 45 minute limit for Hyperlapse so it cuts off abruptly. 😅
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Paint: Winsor&Newton Cotman watercolor and Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections.
Paper: Canson XL 140lb cold press paper, cut down to 4"x6.5".
Brushes: Dick Blick clearance sable.
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#floralwatercolor #floralpainting #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorpainting #hyperlapse #hyperpainting #hyperlapsepainting #workinprogress #wip #winsorandnewton #winsorandnewtoncotman #winsorandnewtonwatercolor #primawatercolors #primamarketinginc #primawatercolorconfections
#practicemakesprogress

I was stressing out because I felt like I needed to make Nice Art on my Nice Paper with my new Nice Brushes. So to try to short-circuit that, I made myself paint some loose-ish florals on some of the not-so-nice paper. 😊 It only sort of worked, but I painted something, so that’s a start!
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Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections on card stock with my new sable-hair brushes (clearance from Dick Blick).
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Kita has such beautiful eyes..
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Still life with tankards.
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Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections (classic & tropical palettes) on 4"x5.5" card stock with a student grade Princeton no.3 round brush.
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Based on a photo on Flickr, “Drink” by Ozzy Delaney (CC-BY).
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Happy International Cat Day from our clowder & colony!
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In order: Kara Danpurrs, Miäulein Kita, Ocelot, Lois, and Clark Kat.
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