There are familiar places in the forests and mountains of California that I love revisiting for a reset and recover.   I fell in love with the High Sierra mountains and Tioga Pass during my first visit many years ago.  It's a place that slows me down and pushes me to work harder at the same time.  Recently, I made a marker painting from a lakeside drawing I did there.  Along with the painting, I also want to talk about swatch making, different papers for marker painting, and other accompanying tools that I use with markers on this Outside the Lines art supply review.

Continue reading Painting Yosemite with Copic Markers at InkTorrents Graphics.

Hello Everyone!  A hearty welcome to all new readers and welcome back to the old faces.   It has been quite a busy winter holiday for me.  We traveled to a new country.  I made a few books for journaling, and I also got some art supplies for my birthday.  On the note of journaling,  I have a little tutorial to share with you today.

Continue reading Little Stories – Winter Playtime at InkTorrents Graphics.

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I have so much to share with you today!  During the past couple of weeks, I have spent a large amount of time into the wee hours of the night fiddling with code, which I enjoy much more than I care to admit. 

Having sold over 5,400 patterns and art prints through Craftsy and Etsy, I have decided to open my web shop right here at the website.

Continue reading News, Simple365 And Watercolour Series at InkTorrents Graphics.

Hi Everyone! I continue to get comments and emails about watercolour tutorials.  So, I have been toying with the idea of writing a series on “Watercolour For The Rest Of Us” for a while.  I want to approach this from a child’s point of view of learning through playing, since that is how this journey started for me.  I want us to play and dabble with paint on paper;  have fun and relax while learning the basics.

Continue reading Watercolour Series – On The Paper at InkTorrents Graphics.