Last week I told you that I bought a set of Winsor & Newton watercolors. I didn't have much time to really try them out, but I did play around a little bit and this is my contribution to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date this week.
I made four watercolor backgrounds with a wet on wet technique that I learned in one of those free online classes and then stamped an image over it.
The color combination for this card was inspired by Toni Burt's taster lesson for LifeBook 2023. The stamp is by Stampington & Company.
This Da Vinci woman is another favorite stamp - this one is by Rubber Baby from 1991. I actually dabbed away most of the color after I had put it on the paper. I love the subtle look. This is for Nicole's Friday Face Off.
I love everything ocean, so there had to be a lighthouse in the mix. The stamp is by Stampendous (1989).
When I came to the US I heard for the first time of Italian sausage. I had never seen that in Italy. Over time is has become a popular item for our dinners - I love the fennel flavor. Last week I made crumbled up sweet Italian sausage with zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes (all from my garden), garlic and Italian herbs (I used the Penzey's mix "Tuscan Sunset") and a little bit of cream. It was good.
21 comments:
Ich muss da auch echt mal ran, aber irgendwie sind Buntstifte einfacher für mich... Nur... ich hab den ganzen "Kram"!
Deine sind toll geworden.
Das Essen sind sehr lecker aus.
Ich habe gerade deutsches Brötchen (hach, Überraschung ;-)...) mit Trüffel-Butter, auch lecker.
Both your art and your meal look beautiful.
I have a water colour painting which hangs in the bedroom. Away for work, I went into an art gallery (because I was cold) and fell in love. I have never regretted my impulse purchase (just that I couldn't stretch to another by the same artist).
Surely half the fun when you get new toys is playing around with them and starting to appreciate their potential, and I am sure you had fun doing this with your watercolours. Before long, I have no doubt you will be creating beautiful paintings, Carola. Hugs from Ontario - David
Hi Carola! ♥♥♥
I do love your watercolours, especially the trees! I'm a big fan of wet on wet. How do you like the Winsor Newton paints? I have a few tubes of their acrylics and some markers, but never tried the paints. Are they pan paints?
Your pasta dish looks so creamy and yummy! I laughed a bit when you said you'd never seen Italian sausage in Italy...I guess the Chinese feel the same way about our Chinese food! ☺
Your watercolor washes are really beautiful and they look lovely with the stamps that you used on them. Italian sausage is my favorite -- it has a little punch to it. Your dish looks just fabulous!
The flavor of Italian sausage is super, as you point out, but I've been trying to cut back on meat, especially processed meat. So I just put fennel seeds in my vegetarian spaghetti. Not the same, but it's very good! I will have to remember the Penzey's Italian herb mix. They do good spice blends.
best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Lovely watercolors!
Your pasta looks so yummy Carola. I never think to add a bit of cream to mine, but I bet it adds a lot of richness. And your stamped cards look wonderful. You and I have some of the same rubber stamps. I hope you are having a wonderful week. hugs-Erika
Lovely art and good looking pasta
The watercolors were lovely, Carola, and until I read your post, I thought you had also drawn the artwork. I was not aware that stamps could be so interesting especially when combined with the watercolor washes. The trees were my favorite here. Your pasta and sausage meal looked delicious and how wonderful that the vegetables were from your garden.
What fun to play with new watercolors. The watercolor washes are a great background for the stamps you chose.
A yummy sounding dish with the sausage!
I love making watercolor backgrounds to create on top of. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! These are just beautiful especially that face. Your dinner looks so good too. Thank you for joining FFO and have a great weekend.
...keep playing!
Wow. Yummy. I luv pasta.
Nice watercolours.
Much❤love
You painted beautifully backgrounds with your new watercolors 👍🧡
I love your watercolors and stamps pieces, Carola. I should buy some stamps. I had some as a teacher, but I see what cool art you made with them. I love the serene mood of the Da Vinci woman. It would make a beautiful card. Have a relaxing weekend!
I am a sucker for noodle dishes and yours sounds fantastic ... I am writing it down as soon as I finish this comment and will serve it up to my FH who is ever more of a sucker for noodle dishes than I am :) My mouth waters just thinking about it. Nice to have the fresh vegies from your garden which I won't have, but we have some good farmer's markets still so there's a chance I will be able to get most of it fresh. As for your art, I think is it all lovely. I love the softness of the backgrounds and the delicate stamped figures. You must have an amazing collection of stamps ... I am jealous :( Lovely post, Carola ...
Andrea @ From the Sol
These are beautiful drawings. The pasta looks just so fabulous there!
beautiful watercolor work. My favorite is the lighthouse. Maybe because I always loved them. :)
I think your watercolour washes are very nice indeed :)
Food looks delicious.
All the best Jan
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