Kelly Creates Studio

I knew I had to paint a goose when I saw them in Germany. The easiest part? The feet! The hardest part? The feathery body. 🪿 Fun Fact: I had a pet duck when I was about 10 years old. We lived in the city! My dad brought 2 ducklings home out of the blue one summer. I named mine Buttercup and I loved her.🧡When she was full grown, we brought her to my uncle’s farm and she lived happily with the chickens. Maybe I will paint a duck next.

Found the perfect Austrian couple (and doggie) to sketch when we were in Kitzbuhel ❤️🇦🇹

Ahhhh Kitzbuhel! Austria is so beautiful - hiking in the mountains makes me feel both energized and peaceful💚This is my title page in my new sketchbook Speedball Art Products and a few pics of this majestic landscape. More sketches to come… (and I forgot how much fun hand lettering is. Makes me want to pull out my parallel pen when I’m back home to practice gothic Blackletter🖤)

I had some fun sketching kids on the beach this summer. (Swipe to see their photos) Makes me nostalgic for when my kids were little🥹I wish I did sketching back then. 💕 Stillman & Birn

I’m fascinated by watercolour portraiture. Well all portraiture actually. The mystery is how to achieve a likeness. I couldn’t quite get it in this lesson. Some day I will figure it out. Thanks to Margriet Aasman for sharing her talents in this Sktchy class.

I’m back to watercolour portrait study - with another amazing lesson from Margriet Aasman Sktchy 🥳Used my new Caran d'Ache Luminance colour pencils from Opus Art Supplies to draw and add finishing touches. On toned paper Strathmore Artist Papers ✏️ I am surprised how much I love this mixed media style of portraits.

Painting the same portrait- first with gouache and then with watercolour. Studying the great Charles Reid to hopefully influence my watercolour style🤓 I think I like the ink and watercolour more🧐

Throwback Thursday - - one of my first acrylic paintings from a couple years ago🖼️ which I completed in our local art group with a demo & lesson from who showed us how to paint a landscape intuitively🥳I really admire the expressive freedom within Carol’s colourful paintings and how she surrenders to the creative process. 🎨