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Frogs Eating Ice Cream – Reworking an Old Painting for the Frog’s Bucket List ‘Summer Holiday’ Book
I’ve got some frogs eating ice cream for you this month! As you may or may not know, I’m working on my next Frog’s Bucket List book ‘Summer Holiday’ and this will be one of the pages. It’s a rework of an earlier watercolour frog painting which you can find in my...
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Cliff Walk at Pourville by Monet – Impressionism for a Summer’s Day
I recently discovered the painting "Cliff Walk at Pourville" by French Impressionist painter Claude Monet and was immediately drawn to it. We’ve been enjoying a heatwave here in the UK and so I’ve been wanting to paint something summery. In particular, I’ve been...
Spring Garden Art – Sketching with Mixed Media
I’ve been creating some spring garden art over the past few weeks. And I’m working in my little square mixed media sketchbook, which I’ve shared artwork from before in previous posts. (See Mindfulness Art Inspired by my Garden and Mixed Media Mindfulness Art Inspired...
Frog’s Bucket List Greetings Card Samples – Birthday Cards by Ruth Burton Artist
My Frog’s Bucket List greetings card samples have arrived! In my last blog post, I showed you some of my colourful watercolour illustrations that I’d been working on. Just some small, cute additional elements to include in a range of Frog’s Bucket List greetings...
Colourful Watercolour Designs for Frog’s Bucket List Greeting Cards
I’ve been working on some colourful watercolour designs over the last couple of weeks. I decided that I would like to produce a range of Frog’s Bucket List greeting cards using some of my existing illustrations. However, to make the greeting cards extra special, I...
Mixed Media Frog Paintings – Four Pieces of Colourful Frog Art
I decided to continue with the mixed media frog paintings that I started last month (which you can read about here). I’d been experimenting with layering different mediums onto A4-sized substrates. These paintings proved to be a great way to relax and unwind on these...
Mixed Media Art Techniques for Frog Art
Happy New Year! I’ve been exploring mixed media art techniques this month, mainly as a way to practice some mindfulness art. I just felt like I wanted to make some mess, but without too much thought about what I was creating. It ended up as experimentation on building...
Snowman Watercolour – Drawing a New Christmas Friend
Today I’ll share with you the process of creating this snowman watercolour artwork. It’s just a cute little drawing which was inspired by a new friend who arrived on Christmas day – something I drew during a moment of calm relaxation during this busy festive period....
Pontoise, the Road to Gisors in Winter by Impressionist Painter Camille Pissarro
“Pontoise, the Road to Gisors in Winter” was painted in 1873 by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), a Danish-French painter and leading figure in the Impressionist movement. I’ve decided to focus on this painting after recently attending another fascinating art webinar...
Watercolour Challenge – Painting using a Limited Colour Palette
This month I set myself a watercolour challenge. I came up with the idea while I was out on a walk in nature – quite spontaneously, really. It sounded fun (and turned out to be). The idea was to paint a scene with a limited colour palette. Just four colours to start...
A Frog Cartoon: “The Lunchbox Surprise” – Frog’s Bucket List
Earlier this year, I created a short frog cartoon for Easter featuring Frog and Frog (from Frog’s Bucket List). And I have another one for you today. By the way, my next Frog’s Bucket List book (‘Summer Holiday’) is progressing well. However, Frog and Frog are having...
Card Making Book – Getting Creative with ‘Summer Flowers – A Luxury Card Making Book’ by Kay Burton Creative Artist
I recently received a card making book which has given me the chance to relax with some creative crafts this summer. The book is 'Summer Flowers - A Luxury Card Making Book' by Kay Burton. It’s perfect for anyone who loves making, crafting or even just for those of us...
Reworking an Old Painting – Salt And Vinegar Chips (Frog’s Bucket List)
I have been reworking an old painting for my Frog’s Bucket List ‘Summer Holiday’ book which I’m still hoping to release later this year. I’ll explain my thoughts and reasons as I go along. It’s actually one of many earlier paintings that I will be reworking but I...