• Fluid Art – from guest blogger Heidi Stephens

    Hey everyone! Welcome back to the blog today for my final post of October. I am Heidi Stephens of The Jaded Creative (@the_jaded_creative on Instagram) and closing up this month I am feeling so grateful to be chosen as a guest blogger. I came upon The Smiling Hippo (soon after became The Waves of Expression) watercolors earlier…

  • GLOW pumpkins – from guest blogger Katherine Knapik

    Hi everyone! My name is Katherine Knapik. I’m a professional illustrator, long time watercolorist, and lover of things that shimmer! It’s spooky season, and this week we’re tackling some basic glowing effects with this fabulous jack-o-lantern. Since our little pumpkin guy is lit from inside, I’ll be using two fantastic orange pigments from The Smiling…

  • Homemade Stickers! – from guest blogger Artsy Bat Brook

    ​Have you ever looked at a doodle or a small painting and wished it could be anywhere other than on paper? Or have you admired the glitter of a watercolor and wanted it on something other than watercolor paper? How about decorating a pumpkin with it? A great way to bring your art to other…

  • Bookmarks! Quick Painting, Great Gift – from guest blogger Heidi Stephens

    Happy Fall, Painters! It was definitely Fall the last couple of times I posted, but the change of seasons slipped my mind because in my area of the US there has only just started to be a chill in the air. However the temperature in your area of the world, I think it’s always a…