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Hommingbird – Day 8 #WorldWatercolorMonth

Day #8 - Hummingbird - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Day #8 – Hummingbird – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

 
– Hummingbird –
Day #8 World Watercolor Month

 

This is Day #8 of the World Watercolor Month

Today I loved to paint a blue Hummingbird it is such a small and beautiful bird I see them every day just outside the backyard. I love to paint birds it bring so much happiness to see the bird you’re able to paint on paper! Today I am also joining Laura, that each month on the 8th she host the Draw a Bird Day on her beautiful blog at createarteveryday.com

Day #8 - Hummingbird - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Day #8 – Hummingbird – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Hummingbirds are New World birds that onstitute the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range”. Wikipedia


Details about my watercolor:

watercolor outlined with black and blue ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and a Blue Pilot Pen G-2 07. Painted over a Watercolor cold press 140 lb sketchbook!

Day #8 - Hummingbird - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Day #8 – Hummingbird – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


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 Gallery

On this page there is my Gallery starting on July  1st to display all my daily paintings for the July World Watercolor Month Collection 2016!


SALE:
 All my 31 watercolors paintings for this unique first year World Watercolor Month Collection are for sale in Limited Edition of only 1/31 numbered and hand signed Prints.  In this first edition would be only 31 Prints size 8 x 10″ of each painting.
Prints are made on order for the special price of $35 + shipping, payment accepted via PayPal  contact me to order purchases can be made here on the Blog.
to help children !
15% Proceeds will be donated to The Dreaming Zebra Foundation to help children ! ❤ 

 

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Girl With Koi – Day 7 #WorldWatercolorMonth

Day #7 - Girl With Koi - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Day #7 – Girl With Koi – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

 
– Girl With Koi –
Day #7 World Watercolor Month

 

This is Day #7 of the World Watercolor Month  today I was debating deciding what to paint.  I also wanted to paint something different and combine a girl face with an animal, I love to do that lately. Today painting is titled “Girl With Koi” I love the Japanese Koi fish their colors are beautiful. I was inspired to combine a Koi and a colorful and glamourous girl together in a vortex of blue water.

” Koi or more specifically nishikigoi, are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Wikipedia

Day #7 - Girl With Koi - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Day #7 – Girl With Koi – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


Details about my watercolor:

watercolor outlined with black and blue ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and a Blue Pilot Pen G-2 07. Painted over a Watercolor cold press 140 lb 7.5 in x 9 in paper pad!

Visit my World Watercolor Month  Gallery

On this page there is my Gallery starting on July  1st to display all my daily paintings for the July World Watercolor Month Collection 2016!


SALE:
 All my 31 watercolors paintings for this unique first year World Watercolor Month Collection are for sale in Limited Edition of only 1/31 numbered and hand signed Prints.  In this first edition would be only 31 Prints size 8 x 10″ of each painting.
Prints are made on order for the special price of $35 + shipping, payment accepted via PayPal  contact me to order purchases can be made here on the Blog.
to help children !
15% Proceeds will be donated to The Dreaming Zebra Foundation to help children ! ❤ 

 

#WorldWatercolorMonth

 

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Bloodflowers – Day 6 #WorldWatercolorMonth

Day #6 - Bloodflowers - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Day #6 – Bloodflowers – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

 
– Bloodflowers –
Day #6 World Watercolor Month

 

This is Day#6 of the World Watercolor Month  today is another call from nature I was inspired to paint this imagery flower and I enjoyed the creation while painting I was listening the album  “Bloodflowers” from The Cure one of my favorite bands. The beautiful music inspired my painting and the title! I painted without any photo reference so it was all in my mind I don’t even know if this flower really exist in nature but I know there are some similar ones!

Day #6 - Bloodflowers - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Day #6 – Bloodflowers – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


Details about my watercolor:

watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 . Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!

Visit my World Watercolor Month  Gallery

On this page there is my Gallery starting on July  1st to display all my daily paintings for the July World Watercolor Month Collection 2016!


SALE:
 All my 31 watercolors paintings for this unique first year World Watercolor Month Collection are for sale in Limited Edition of only 1/31 numbered and hand signed Prints.  In this first edition would be only 31 Prints size 8 x 10″ of each painting.
Prints are made on order for the special price of $35 + shipping, payment accepted via PayPal  contact me to order purchases can be made here on the Blog.
to help children !
15% Proceeds will be donated to The Dreaming Zebra Foundation to help children ! ❤ 

 

#WorldWatercolorMonth

 

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Enjoy this great month!

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Self Portrait – Day 5 #WorldWatercolorMonth

 

Day #5 - Self Portrait
Day #5 – Self Portrait – Original Watercolor © Carolina Russo


– Self Portrait –
Day #5 World Watercolor Month

 

This is Day#5 of the World Watercolor Month  today I had no time to paint but still I want to post one of my  watercolor and not miss the day. I decided then to post my “Self Portrait” 😉 the only self-portrait I ever made! I painted  it in April for the National DNA Day.  So, this is me! I guess the watercolor is pretty close to my profile photo! I like and enjoy to paint faces and lately I am painting often whimsical faces often with flowers and animals  and experiment new ways doing it.


Details about my watercolor:

watercolor outlined with black and brown ink pens. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and Brown #01. Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!
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Happy July wish you all a great month!

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In The Woods – Day 4 #WorldWatercolorMonth

 

 In the wood - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
In the woods – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


– In The Woods –
Day #4 World Watercolor Month

 

This is Day#4 of the World Watercolor Month first of all I wish “Happy 4Th July” big celebration day here in USA!
For today watercolor I painted a landscape view that I titled “In The Woods” this time I painted pretty loose and without ink outline!

In the wood - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
In the wood – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


Details about my watercolor:

watercolor  used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  . Painted over a cold press 140lb watercolor paper pad!

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Lotus Flower – Day 3 #WorldWatercolorMonth

 

Lotus Flower - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Lotus Flower – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


– Lotus Flower –
Day #3 World Watercolor Month

 

This is Day#3 of the World Watercolor Month is a very late night post after a day out. I didn’t want to miss to post my third watercolor!


Details about my watercolor:

watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005. Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!

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Happy July wish you all a great month!

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Sweet Swan – Day 2 #WorldWatercolorMonth

 

Sweet Swan - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Sweet Swan – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


– Sweet Swan –
Day 2 World Watercolor Month

 

This is the second day of the World Watercolor Month is very exciting to see how many artists around the world are participating, there are I guess already around more than two thousands members on the Facebook group so let’s keep up with this great challenge.
For today painting I decided to paint a beautiful and elegant creature a “Swan” I love the gentle sweetness that a swan has I always been fascinated by such beautiful creature. I titled this watercolor “Sweet Swan” it also remind me a beautiful song from my friend EWIAN with the same title “Sweet Swan” you can hear it here. I enjoy this challenge and I will do all my best to make the 31 days painting! Cross fingers! 😉

Sweet Swan - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Sweet Swan – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Details about my watercolor:

watercolor outlined with black and blue ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and a blue Pilot G-2 07. Painted over a mixed media Sketchbook!

Visit my World Watercolor Month  Gallery

 

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Happy July wish you all a great month!

©Carolina Russo
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Miss Summer – #WorldWatercolorMonth

Miss Summer - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Miss Summer – July 1st WWM – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo


Happening Now!!!

It’s July 1st and we have the start jump of a great event going on Worldwide!
A month of watercolors! A great challenge, 31 days 31 watercolor paintings! I am participating joining Charlie at Doodlewash and many other artists worldwide!
Charlie is the creator of this magical event and of  “The World Watercolor Month”  from now on each year in July will be celebrated! Yay thanks to Charlie!

This event will unite Artists around the World joining together this Ultimate Challenge! I am so happy and honored to participate and be part of this! This is the first year! You can learn all about it here!

July 1st – Miss Summer

For this first day of the World Watercolor Month I painted a girl adorned with flowers as symbol of this beautiful Season that is “Summer” I titled this watercolor “Miss Summer” I live in California and here it’s Summer right now!  I know in other parts of the world is Winter but you can always enjoy memories of Summer!

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Details about my
doodlewash:

 watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 . Painted over a large 8.5 in x 11 in – 21.5 cm x 27.9 cm Pentalic  Hardbound Sketchbook!

 

 

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Ocean Treasures – #NatureDoodlewash

Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo -
Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo –

Today for my #NatureDoodlewash  “hike”  I enjoyed a walk on the beach 😉 it is very hot these days the beach seems to be the place to go.  I am going to share my watercolor of some beautiful ocean treasures “Seashells”.  I love everything that has to do with ocean you already know that by now! Seashells are fascinating to me , they are beautiful and great finds, I collect pieces of seashells and fossil seashells that I find in special places I go, or if they are interesting fragments. I use them for my one of a kind or limited edition jewelry that I create inspired by nature. I like to think that these seashells had a long life under water and that the ocean, wind and sand shaped them year after year. I enjoyed very much to paint these beauty.


Coming Soon Event! 
“The World Watercolor Month” you can learn all about it here!

 

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The ultimate Challenge!


Details about my
doodlewash:
 watercolor outlined with brown ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Pink ink gel pen. Painted over a Mixed Media  Sketchbook!

With this watercolor I am also  joining Charlie at doodlewash  for  #NatureDoodlewash

You all are welcome to join with your doodlewash! If you do… don’t forget to “Tag” your image.

 

#NatureDoodlewash

Have a wonderful weekend and…Happy Doodles!

©Carolina Russo
©Carolina Russo

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Kangaroo With Girl – #NatureDoodlewash

Kangaroo with Girl - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Kangaroo with Girl – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Today for my #NatureDoodlewash  hike, I had an imaginary walk across the wonderful Australia a land that I always wanted to go visit…and it didn’t happen yet! Maybe one day!  For this watercolor I was inspired by a beautiful Magazine Cover that portrait a model holding a Kangaroo. A couple of weeks ago I was visiting a Barnes and Nobles Book store and I loved that cover so much that instantly I had the urge to sketch it.

I am so glad that I had my sketchbook with me and while sipping a coffee I sketched. I followed pretty much the lines and the pose, but I changed the girl expression and colors giving her a different look.  I wanted her to have purple hair  and be a whimsical girl. She hold the cute kangaroo on her shoulder close to her neck. It is a portrait very similar to the “Girl with a Bird” I made not long ago.  I love Kangaroos and I really enjoyed to paint once again an image of love. I hope that you like it!

Kangaroo with Girl - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo
Kangaroo with Girl – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

I also want to dedicate this illustration as symbol of friendship to all my friends here on the Blogosphere!  And to all my Australian friends that are many!
Thank you to all for brightening my days! ❤

 

Coming Soon Event!
A month of watercolors! A great challenge, 31 days 31 watercolor paintings! I will participate joining Charlie at Doodlewash he is the creator of this magical event and of  “The World Watercolor Month”  from now on each year in July will be celebrated! Yay thanks to Charlie! 😉 This event will unite Artists around the World joining together this Ultimate Challenge! I am so honored to participate! This is the first year it just got officially approved! You can learn all about it here!

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Details about my doodlewash:
 watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used  French Artists Watercolors  Sennelier  l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box  and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 and a Pink gel pen. Painted over a Mixed Media  Sketchbook!

With this watercolor I am also  joining Charlie at doodlewash  for a  #NatureDoodlewash

You all are welcome to join us with your doodlewash! If you do, don’t forget to “Tag” your image.

 

#NatureDoodlewash

 

Happy Doodles!

©Carolina Russo
©Carolina Russo

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