Month: September 2012

  • Announcements

    Follow me on Pinterest

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    Hand-Painted Weddings is a HUGE fan of Pinterest! So far, I have pinned 785 pins…and counting. Clearly my “Watercolor” board takes up the majority of the pins I pin. Pinterest has been great for watercolor inspiration because most of the blogs I follow are design or wedding blogs, which sometimes do posts on watercolors, but not often. Pinterest is my go-to for watercolor inspiration.

    Check out my boards here: pinterest.com/akrosnick

    If you do not have Pinterest, you can still view my boards. But if you like what you see on my boards, you may want to join this great network and start your own inspiration boards! I hope you have an inspiring weekend!

  • Inspired by

    Inspired by Jean Haines’ Atmospheric Watercolors book

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    I just purchased this incredibly inspiring watercolor book last week that I am so excited about! I love Jean Haines‘ style. I am always trying to push myself as an artist. This style of expressive watercolors is very different from my normal controlled way of painting, and I think that is why I love it so much.

    I think it is important to continually study different styles and techniques as a painter. The watercolor book I purchased before this one was called “Botanical Sketchbook” by Mary Ann Scott. Scott’s book features the incredibly controlled style of botanical drawings.

    What books are you inspired by?

  • Made my Day

    Made My Day: Red wild flowers

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    Painting by Hand-Painted Weddings.

    Over the weekend, I went to a different farmer’s market than I usually visit on the weekends since I was going to the Renaissance Faire during my usual farmer’s market time. Side note: The Renaissance Faire is so fun! I totally recommend visiting one if you get the chance. We went to the Renaissance Faire in Lancaster, PA, which is connected to a winery….yum! We even dressed up in Renaissance attire this year. You should have seen the looks we got when we stopped at a rest stop along the way for Starbucks!

    Anyways, back to the farmer’s market…there was a lovely vendor selling bouquets of wild flowers mixed with sunflowers and zinnias. The bouquets looked so cheerful, I had to have one. Unfortunately, the bouquet didn’t last long but I was able to get a painting of these small red flowers I had never seen before as the leaves started to wilt. I am loving how this painting resembles botanical watercolors in it composition.