Oh my goodness! I picked up an inexpensive set of fluorescent oil pastels from Dick Blick today and they are amazing! My iPhone fails to capture the glowing awesomeness of this simple little Jack o’ Lantern The great thing about oil pastels, and the reason I was so excited when I discovered them at the [...]
Had a bit of fun with a cool paint resist technique that I discovered from Agnes the Red Tutorials. She describes how to use gouache as a resist for ink, and as you can see from my first attempt the results resemble a lino or wood cut print. My inspiration for this jolly little fella [...]
Although my finished monogrammed coasters may look acceptable in this photo, I was extremely dissatisfied with the quality of the acrylic coaster blanks that I purchased from Herrschner’s. I had purchased three sets of their ready-to-stitch acrylic coasters, and then set upon stitching, confident that the coasters would provide an inexpensive finishing touch for what [...]
This Berkshire Pig illustration for you to color is another selection from an antique coloring book called The New Model Painting Book for Young People. Well suited for use as clip art, or save the file to print and color in whenever you get a hankering for swine. About the Berkshire Pig The Berkshire Pig is [...]
Blackcap Warbler European Song Bird Free Printable Coloring Book Page
With a song in his heart, this blackcap warbler, a vintage coloring book illustration, is ready for eager artists to color in and enjoy. Just click on the image below for the larger printable version. Suggestions for Coloring In the Blackcap Warbler Bird Coloring Page Although I personally have never met the blackcap warbler, his [...]
Vintage Cat Art Sketch to Color In from an Antique Coloring Book
A cat illustration for you to color in, from the pages of an antique coloring book! This free download is another page from the antique Children’s coloring book called The New Model Painting Book for Young People. The book has many other animal illustrations for you to color or paint, and the simplicity of line [...]
Goose and Goslings Page from Antique Coloring Book
Here is a vintage coloring book page of a goose with her goslings. This page is from an early 2oth century coloring book for children called The Model Painting Book for Young People. You can find other pages to color from this book here. Coloring in Your Mother Goose and Goslings Page The mother goose [...]
Hare and Leverets Coloring Page Free Download
A free printable coloring page of a hare and leverets, from The Model Painting Book for Young People, circa 1900. Just click on the image below for a larger printable version of the same. Coloring In your Furry Little Friends Did you know that a leveret is what we call a young hare (especially one less [...]
