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Thanks! This was a fun one. And I was surprised by how much great color I could get with Crayola watercolors.

I have more time some times than others.

@@paxy2011 😆 Thanks for helping my chanel by wasting your time being a jerk.

I wasn't too sure about how this one was going at first, but, yes, very relaxing.

I was surprised by how well they worked, and by how well I liked the marks I can create with them! So enjoyable. Have fun!

Welcome! And thank you. Art-making is a vital part of my mental health. Enjoy your watercolor journey! Watercolors can be so relaxing. With possibly seriously frustrating moments thrown in. Squiggles are definitely fun.

Ooooh, sounds like a fun approach!

😆 No. When I use a voiceover in my video I don't talk like that. When I'm just talking while I'm arting, to whomever is listening, that's my brain relaxing into the art while also trying to focus on making sure I try to explain what I'm doing, and remember to talk, and... talk.

Thanks!

Sometimes when things don't go as planned, like the extra wrinkles in the paper, something even better happens.

Me, too!

Or have fun making papers to be torn up for collage, but, hey, thanks for taking the time to be a jerk, though I bet you do that a lot online. Any comment helps me reach more people, so, yes, thanks.

Thank you so much for that encouragement! Making the choice to take regular time for art-making changed my life. I'm glad my sharing what I've found in it encourages you to keep making it!

I'm glad, and thank you!

Thanks!

It looks like more than it is. And I love how the repetitive line-making gives the brain a chance to shut down all the noise.

Give it a try! So much fun, and the repetitive motion allows the brain to get lost in it and quiet.

I love things like this. A simple process with a look that appears more than simple lines.

It's a lot of fun. Give it a try!

Thanks! Give it a try!

Have fun!

Thanks! Give it a try!

I enjoyed making this new style, and am having fun wearing it! Will be making more for an upcoming craft show, and hope to get my online shop up soon!

Thank you! Kids or adults, we all need to be able to give ourselves permission to just enjoy the process. I knew her a little when I was a child. Not well.

Thank you!

Great video! ❤

You're welcome 😊

Thank you! It's always fun to find new ways to make things, and even more fun when they're inexpensive!

Thank you! Give it a try!

Thank you! Who knew a simple plastic knife could create such lovely trees?!?

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I now typically use gloss medium for a second or ghost pull. I also love how it can create interesting often gorgeously grungy prints with paint left on the plate if I've been too heavy-handed. Thanks for taking the time to share tips.

Thank you ☺

Ooh, dots are a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Can you imagine how dull life would be if we all had to like and make the same things?!? It is gratifying when something hits and someone appreciates something we loved creating, isn't it? But, yeah, loving the making is awesome. I'm glad you keep making your crazy things. Have fun!

Welcome! And thank you! I always love hearing someone is enjoying what I'm sharing, and, even better, wanting to make art, too.

Thank you! The original piece was such a pleasurable departure and learning experience. And opened up a new area to explore.

I was born in the 70s and I get it. Comparison has always been hard, but now there's no way to escape it without intention, with social media and its often fake representations of what a person or a life "should" be. And intentionally stepping away is hard because it comes with the added anxiety of not being able to see what's happening. I certainly wouldn't want to have to be the anxious awkward kid I was then, now.

Welcome! I'm sorry you have gone through what you've gone through. I'm glad you've found an oasis in art-making. It's vital in my mental-health-care routine so I need to share what I've found with others. Thank you for taking the time to comment, and for the opportunity to encourage you in your art play and exploration. Feedback like this also encourages me to keep showing up.

@@jcramatte Pricey, but I had a specific use for it so made the investment.

@@jcramatte That was a fun edit. 😃 And I love that acrylic mediums can be used like that.

Medication and art art two important parts of my being as mentally healthy as possible. I can acknowledge the beauty of some aspects of fall, but it gets too easily overwhelmed by my sometimes panic-level dread as the daylight ends earlier and earlier. Yes, winter can seem interminable. Snow has already fallen on a mountain in my state, but only there and only one. We are in a lovely summery interlude down here at Lake Ontario level. I hope you stick around for encouragement to be practicing creative self-care as part of your winter survival self-care. I'm so glad you enjoy the beauty of fall. And I hope you have a wonderful lovely birthday!

Definitely a trick I was glad to find!

Gloss medium tends to give me the more translucent look when I'm going for it. And this piece in particular is a glossy piece. I'm late getting Part 2 of the process up this week, but it's inspired by the color and texture of the side of a salmon.

@@melindavanry Ok thanks. Looking forward to part 2 :)

Too long. Too little sunlight.

There are different ways to apply and use it, but it does work best over a dark color, so the reflection and refraction interference with the light is more visible. This is blue, purchased specifically for this project.

I love Monet.

Well... I'm thinking I wouldn't like that, either... But seemingly endless cold and such short days can be difficult to deal with.