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Posted on December 3, 2017
by Christine
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Did you ever receive an original painting or drawing as a Christmas card? If you did, how did it make you feel? I bet it made you feel extremely special. Just knowing that the person who sent it to you didn’t grab a generic… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint an Easy Christmas Card! Yes you can do this!!”
Category: art, Artwork, Landscape, nature, watercolor paintingTags: art, Artwork, Christmas, Christmas cards, Christmas painting, Christmas pines, how to paint, how to paint snow, how to paint snow pines, how to paint watercolor snow, nature, painting, pines, sketch, sketchbook, snow, step by step watercolor, watercolor, winter
Posted on October 21, 2014
by Christine
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Yes, it will be easy. Yes, you CAN do this! So let’s get started and learn a simple way to paint an oak leaf using watercolors. But first, let me show you my palette so that you have the names of the colors. The… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint an Easy Oak Leaf!”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, step by step painting, watercolor paintingTags: art, Artwork, autumn oak, free painting demonstration, free step by step watercolor, how to paint an oak leaf, how to paint and autumn leaf, oak leaf, step by step, step by step watercolor
Posted on May 10, 2011
by Christine
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Do you want to go on a hike with me at McClaughrey Springs Woods? We’ll find some woodland wildflowers and after that, I’ll show you a real easy step-by-step watercolor sketch. I know you can do this one! I’ll give you techniques to take… Continue Reading “Sketchbook Hiking: McClaughrey VIDEO”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, Videos, watercolor sketching, wildlifeTags: art, Chicago, Christine Kane Art, ckane, forest preserve district of cook county, free art class, free art lesson, free art lesson video, hiking, how to watercolor sketch, mcclaughrey springs woods, mill creek, nature painting, nature sketch, sketchbook, step by step demonstration, step by step watercolor, step by step watercolor video, woodland wildflowers
Posted on May 16, 2010
by Christine
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One of my all-time favorite wildflower is the Woodland Phlox. In many photos you usually see this plant as a blue cluster, however the ones I see in the woods are purple not blue. Here is my reference photo: Isn’t it a beauty? OK… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Woodland Phlox!”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, step by step paintingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, how to paint phlox, how to paint wildflowers, spring wildflower, step by step painting, step by step watercolor, watercolor phlox painting, watercolor wildflower, woodland phlox
Posted on April 18, 2010
by Christine
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This is going to be a step-by-step demonstration on how to do a watercolor sketch. Sketches are quicker and looser than paintings. It’s great to make a sketch when you just want to get the main idea down without a ton of detail. You… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint a Spring Trail!”
Category: art, Artwork, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, step by step paintingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, how to paint nature, how to paint spring, sisters, spring sketch, spring watercolor, step by step painting, step by step watercolor, watercolor sketch, watercolor trail
Posted on January 30, 2010
by Christine
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About three years ago I went hiking at Bull Frog Lake, right before evening in January. I came upon a scene that made me pause for a moment and fall in love. Winter’s intense setting sun was casting long shadows from the trees in the woods.… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Winter Woods!”
Category: art, Artwork, Chicago, hiking, Landscape, nature, step by step paintingTags: ampersand, bullfrog lake, Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, how to paint a winter landscape, how to paint shadow, how to paint snow, how to paint snow tracks, how to paint winter, painting demonstration, shadow trees, step by step demonstration, step by step pastel, step by step watercolor, tracks in the snow
Posted on October 3, 2009
by Christine
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Oh Boy! You’re really going to love this step by step watercolor painting of how to paint the male chickweed moth because it’s sooooo EASY! Don’t worry…I promise. Step 1: Make a rough sketch in pencil on 140lb. cold press watercolor paper. Step 2:… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint the Chickweed Moth!”
Category: art, Artwork, chickweed, moth, nature, Nature Sketching, step by step painting, wildlifeTags: chickweed moth watercolor painting, Christine Kane Art, ckane, flicking paint, how to paint a moth, little red schoolhouse art show, male chickweed moth, runny watercolors, step by step demonstration, step by step watercolor
Posted on September 7, 2009
by Christine
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I’m so excited for autumn (my favorite season), that this next painting came right out of my head. OK, this one is easy for everyone, I promise! You can do this watercolor painting, no problem, just in time for the harvest too… Step 1:… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint the Harvest Moon Kitty!”
Category: art, Artwork, nature, Nature Sketching, sketchbook, step by step painting, wildlifeTags: cat and moon, Christine Kane Art, ckane, halloween cat, harvest moon, how to paint the moon and cat, painting demonstration, step by step painting, step by step watercolor
Posted on July 19, 2009
by Christine
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The day I went hiking and discovered the phoebe nest with babies, I also found this guy beside the stream: It is a Comma Butterfly sitting on the mud next to the stream, and that is exactly where my, “Butterflies of North America” book,… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint a Comma Butterfly!”
Category: art, Artwork, butterfly, comma, nature, step by step paintingTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, comma butterfly, how to paint a butterfly, how to paint texture, step by step, step by step watercolor
Posted on July 5, 2009
by Christine
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Before we begin, let me show you what else I found in the Teason Woods, part of Chicago’s Cook County Forest Preserves. Starting on the yellow trail heading west, I immediately encountered a scarlet tanager: here is another view: Isn’t he sooooo beautiful? I… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint a Phoebe Nest with Babies!”
Category: art, Artwork, Birds, eastern phoebe, hiking, nature, Nature Sketching, step by step painting, wildlifeTags: Christine Kane Art, ckane, Cook County Forest Preserves, eastern phoebe baby, eastern phoebe nest, sag valley preserves, step by step painting, step by step watercolor, teason woods