Lately, I’ve been contemplating what 2022 will bring (aside from more Covid variants), and I feel like I’ve been living with lots of fear during the pandemic. This week’s lettering is “Stay Wild” – a reminder to myself to be courageous in the face of the unknown. I painted with Teal & Violet – 2 […] Read more…
There are a number of words that are really fun to letter, and “celebrate” is one of them. With the New Year approaching, I thought this word would be appropriate for this week. I wanted to paint with an uplifting, celebratory colour palette so I did my own version of ‘rainbow’ colours, adding in a […] Read more…
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day in Canada (and elsewhere) and Veterans Day in the USA. I painted the phrase “Lest We Forget” to commemorate this day. The Kelly Creates “Poppy” Watercolor Ink is perfect for this lettering. I also painted a poppy flower with this same red ink and added stems with sepia brown (combination of […] Read more…
Do you like pumpkin spice everything? This time of year it is everywhere, and I think the idea is so cute. I love seasonal concepts and decided to paint the words ‘pumpkin spice.‘ I tried a colour combination of cool and warm so I chose Kelly Creates Orange and Teal Watercolor Inks. I used my […] Read more…
Definitely one of my mottos in life is ‘Focus on the Good.’ There can be so much negativity and suffering in the world that is overwhelming. When you make a consistent effort to look at the bright moments in life, then you will experience more joy and hope. This week’s quote is “Focus on the […] Read more…
Let’s paint “Stay Cool” – a fun summer quote! There are a few tricky letter combinations, and double o is one of those that needs lots of practice when lettering with watercolour. I’ve prepared a YouTube video tutorial for you that will explain how hand positioning is important. With summer heat on my mind, I decided […] Read more…