Etsy

Hello everyone! Sadly spring break is over and done with; it's back to the books for another month and a half, though summer break is coming closer every day!

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Over spring break, what with the free time for painting, I decided to open an Etsy shop! Here's the link:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmyRustine

and here are a few things I'm selling:

:)

C.S. Lewis

Spring break = time to paint, so here you have the fruits of plenty of leisure time.

No Calculus, Physics, or Latin homework means that I have plenty of time to be creative, and I'm excited about using my spring break to make things!

*again, my blog's making the picture look grey...sorry about that. Can't figure out what's causing that...

the world in watercolor

Well, well, well. 

Happy Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, and Merry Christmas!

(now that we're all caught up...)

I've been doing a bit of painting now I'm on break, so here are a few pictures for my neglected little blog.

The world in blue and green watercolors:

And the Philippines, in yellows and reds!

Hm. Still don't know why the white backgrounds of the pictures turn grey on the blog... but it doesn't spoil the effect too much! 

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I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

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All we have to decide...

I painted a quote from Tolkien:

It's actually bigger, and Tolkien is credited at the bottom, but our scanner cut that off. :/

I used a resist method to get the white words; you write the words in masking fluid, then watercolor over it. When it's dry, you peel off the masking fluid, and your words are perfectly masked!

:)

the grey havens

Another watercolor, this time of the grey havens from Lord of the Rings.

Sadly, I still haven't figured out why the color of my pictures change when uploaded to blogger. :/

Needless to say, it looks very different in real life.

Fancy that! A third post within a week...

birds & more birds

Hey, I am back! And here are a couple bird paintings to reward your checking of my blog! 

:)

Sadly, they are basically copies of another artist's work. I loved the paintings, so I made my own versions. Still, I decided they merited a blog post.

 A chickadee...

 

And a little cardinal family...

And there you have it! A second blog post that isn't months apart from the last.

:)

horses & flowers

Sorry it's been so long! Here's a watercolor I did a while ago...

And once again, I'll resolve to keep the blog updated more frequently. 

Not that it will happen...but we can always hope.

;)

late snow

Here's a painting I did over Christmas break, which I totally forgot about! 

I really liked how it turned out, however, so I'm posting it, despite it being spring already. 

:P

I used masking fluid to mark out the snowflake, and then cling wrap and salt to get the texture behind the snowflake. Then I used lighter watercolor paints to give the snowflake it's faceted look.

cheetah

I've enjoyed some painting over spring break, and I came up with this cheetah:

It's a little different from what I normally paint, since I  actually covered the entire page! :) 

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Sorry the photo quality isn't the greatest...on the camera the pic looked fine, but on the computer I can see it's a bit blurry, and the color isn't as vivid as I would like. :/

peregrine falcon

I broke out the watercolors again a couple days ago, and came up with this:

(I'm not sure what's wrong with the picture... the coloring is all weird when I post it to Blogger...)

kitten

Poor blog... it's been neglected.

Maybe I'll have more time to post during Christmas break...

Here's a kitten I sketched and painted recently.

  :)

 

Merry Christmas!

triangles

Well, here's something I painted a while ago. 

Just a fun, colorful little piece! 

I had a hard time getting the right angled lines.

Lots of drawing and erasing.

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On another note, school is almost over...

1 paper, 2 tests, 2 recitals, 2 finals, and then SUMMER!

:)

the oysters

I'm back, with another painting!

:O

A....doodle, I guess.....on a watercolor background.

 

General consensus has it that my doodle bears a striking resemblance to oyster shells....

hence the post title.

:P

I'm afraid I can see the similarities...

painting, painting...

 We had a half day of school yesterday, so I used my extra time to paint!
:)

Here's one of the things I did:

I have a few more pictures, which I will post SOON!
:P

p.s. Has anyone else read Lorna Doone?
I'm reading it right now, and enjoying it SO much! 

lorikeet

Well, it's been a while. 

I'm sorry for the long absence.

:S

Here's a lorikeet I painted from one of Elise's photos.

I was pleased with how it turned out! 

 

:) 

I hope to post again soon-ish...
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christmas birds

Merry Christmas!

Here are a few watercolors I did for Christmas cards...

Bird and Wreath

(pen and watercolor)

Chickadee

(watercolor)

cultural paintings

Yes, more watercolors.

:)

A group of rice pickers...

painted from this picture:

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then a couple Indonesian kids playing on an ox cart...

from this picture:

  

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 and a Filipino boat...

painted from this photo:

I had alot of fun with them!

birds and bridges

Here are a couple more pictures I have painted recently...

 8.5 x 11in

2.5 x 3.5in

These were both really fun to paint!

(but especially the bridge...)

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I just finished writing a short story, so I might post that after my mom edits it... 

glass bottles

Had fun painting these glass bottles.

:)

flowers and birds

 So here are a few more paintings...

Some pink flowers,

tiny Hydrangeas,

and a couple birds.

There are still a few more to come!

:)