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Goldfish Step by Step

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 Pthalo Blue and Black Ground  Gridded the squared goldfish on my 18" x 24" canvas with chalk  Added the turquoise water all around Painted in the goldfish loosely. I love this style and my palette. Thanks to The Art Sherpa for this 2019 Acrylic April activity. This will be my 5th acrylic painting for February 2020, a leap year. Normally, I aim for 4 each month. :-)

Dolphins Dancing in a Wave Step by Step

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 A ground on Pthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue and White. Easy peasy.  Added the horizon, some clouds and the wave line.  Textured the ocean  Defined the big wave in front with turquoise and white  Added sea foam and wave shadows Added the four dancing dolphins. Ain't life grand? As usual, thank you TAS!

Stargazers Step by Step

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 Values of Turquoise Blues as BG A pink flower Some more flowers Scattered leaves and buds Stems, Pistulas, Stargazers Done!

Southwest Pueblo Step by Step

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 Adventure Time!  Turquoise and grays Some more darks for the pot and wood  Textured the Adobe Wall  Added some vines and shadows to the wood  Added texture to the door and some flowers and shrubs Ta-Dah! Southwest Pueblo done. Thanks to TAS!

February 2020 Paintings

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Easy Goldfish Loose Acrylic on 18"x 24" Canvas. February 29. TAS Beetle. Watercolor on 7.75” x 11.75” paper. February 28. Some anthropomorphic flower watercolor. 7.75”x 11.75”. February 27. Yellow Rose Watercolor. 7.75" x 11.75". February 27. Dolphins Dancing in a Wave. 18" x 24" Acrylic. February 24. TAS Three Horses Watercolor. 11.75" x 7.75" paper. February 23. Stargazers, 16"x 20" Acrylic on canvas. February 19. 2 Elephants. 10"x 14" watercolor. February 17. Southwest Pueblo, 16" x 20" Acrylic. February 9. TAS . Rat in a Cup. 16" x 20" Acrylic on stretched canvas. February 2. TAS .

Rat in a Cup Step by Step

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 Painting in the cup with various shades of pink, yellows and blues  Painted in the rat with shades of gray and pinks Painted in the flowers with purples and blues and the leaves  with phtalo green and yellow and white. Thanks once again to TAS  and Happy Year of the Rat 2020!