#artnerd — Public Fediverse posts

If I had two free plane tickets? Easy. I’d take my mom to Chicago—her dream Frank Lloyd Wright tour, my obsession with The Bean, and all the good food in between. A perfect trip for two art lovers who could use a little escape. ✈️✨ #TravelDreams #Chicago #MotherDaughterTrip #ArtNerd #TheBean #FrankL

http://dreamspacestudio.net/2025/07/26/exploring-chicago-a-perfect-ticket-for-mom-and-me/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

My friend Cyane, sadly not here on Mastodon, has started a series of quill reviews.
Being a bit sensible to nickel which sometimes is used in ferrules of watercolor brushes she started using quills. I love quills myself for their ability to hold a ton of water and yet keeping a beautiful point. They're super versatile and I just love them. So I'm super curious about this series and whether I will find a new favorite.

Read it! https://www.cyaneink.com/blog/kagalovska-by-davinci

It's worth it!

#watercolor #art #artnerd

Snow at Twilight

Original oil painting on canvas paper.
Measures 15x10 cm

A beautiful piece of snow I painted back in October 2021, available in my shop. Link is in bio!!

#artlover🎨 #irish #irishartist #irishartists #irishartistsofinstagram #irishart #oilpainting #artwork #artistsoninstagram #oilpainter #ireland #cork #corkcity #artnerd #artlife #artistlife #worldofartists #painting

Snow at Twilight

Original oil painting on canvas paper.
Measures 15x10 cm

A beautiful piece of snow I painted back in October 2021, available in my shop. Link is in bio!!

#artlover🎨 #irish #irishartist #irishartists #irishartistsofinstagram #irishart #oilpainting #artwork #artistsoninstagram #oilpainter #ireland #cork #corkcity #artnerd #artlife #artistlife #worldofartists #painting

Snow at Twilight

Original oil painting on canvas paper.
Measures 15x10 cm

A beautiful piece of snow I painted back in October 2021, available in my shop.

https://yellowbeaniegirl.com/shop/originals/snow-at-twilight/

#artlover🎨 #irish #irishartist #irishartists #irishartistsofinstagram #irishart #oilpainting #artwork #artistsoninstagram #oilpainter #ireland #cork #corkcity #artnerd #artlife #artistlife #worldofartists #painting

Snow at Twilight

Original oil painting on canvas paper.
Measures 15x10 cm

A beautiful piece of snow I painted back in October 2021, available in my shop. Link is in bio!!

#artlover🎨 #irish #irishartist #irishartists #irishartistsofinstagram #irishart #oilpainting #artwork #artistsoninstagram #oilpainter #ireland #cork #corkcity #artnerd #artlife #artistlife #worldofartists #painting

A little light reading in my future...

#ArtNerd
#ceramics

Tested laminating watercolours and how they hold up to light.
There is a full blog post for anyone interested with scans, link in bio.

Summary: laminating won't destroy your painting, it will look fine, great for bookmarks, but it does not protect your art from fading if you use fugitive colours.

In the watercolour database you can look up how your colours could change with time: https://sunandcolors.com/ there have been many additions lately.

Have fun!

#art #artressource #artnerd

I continued sketching some loose skies in my tiny sketchbook.

Hope this helps while I prepare a video on colour mixing and some basic knowledge about watercolors. Being friends with a few paint makers taught me a lot and I've seen some confuzing info out there, so I wanted to share.

It's always good to know your paints! 🖌

Is there anything that confuzes you?

#art #watercolor #traditionalart #artnerd

So black watercolour paper is a thing now. I've got some, that is 100% cotton and tried it for the first time now. The paints are some pastell colours mixed with a lot of white pigment. There will be reviews on paints and paper soon. Links in profile.
#artnerd #pigmentnerd #watercolor #traditionalart #argonaut #animalart