How to Paint a Whimsical Abstract Landscape in Mixed Media | Intuitive and Mindful Painting Process

Experimentation and play are key to developing our skills and style as artists and I do this a lot! This little painting started with inspiration from my paint palette. Then, by following my intuition, I was able to take something that was only ok for me in the beginning and transform it into a composition I really love. Oh what a joy it is to create! (PS - In this week's video I also bring up an important creativity topic - check out the link (included after my list of materials) to an informative and interesting article on "Inspiration vs. Imitation".)

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Here’s a list of the materials I used for this painting: (***I now have the ability to monetize my site. This means I can include links to the products I use and when you make a purchase using these links, I will get a small commission. You won't pay extra for doing this and you will help me earn a little bit of money along the way, so I can continue doing this work. Please note that I will only ever add links to products that I actually like and use. Thanks in advance!***)

* Watercolor paper (Strathmore, 400 series, cold pressed paper) - https://amzn.to/3ZK0o8Z
* Artist tape (my favorite is from Dick Blick's)
* Water
* Paper towel
* Arteza watercolor paint palette - https://amzn.to/3OUKi7Z
* Kremer Pigmente watercolor in Star Gold, French Ochre, Sepia and Cobalt Blue Turquoise Light - https://shop.kremerpigments.com/us/
* Daniel Smith watercolors in Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Green Gold and Neutral Tint - https://amzn.to/3GTxElB
* Winsor and Newton Cotman watercolor in Intense Blue, Hooker's Green and Van Dyke Brown - https://amzn.to/3He6WFH
* Round brush in size 14 and 8 - I can't find the ones I bought a few years ago any more, but these ones here are similar: https://amzn.to/3HcaAzU
* Micro mini brush - https://amzn.to/3QMcAlv
* Black fine tip pen by Pentel Slicci (0.25mm) - https://amzn.to/3GTvkLv
* White Posca pen - https://amzn.to/3R3ToA1
* Fountain pen with black ink - https://amzn.to/3wbaJNx

**I get a lot of questions about whether or not it is ok to recreate my paintings. I talk a bit about this, from my perspective, in this week's video. But, I thought it would also be useful to share an article I found online on this very topic. I agree with what Christine wrote in "Inspiration vs Imitation: How to Copy as an Artist": https://might-could.com/essays/inspir.... It explains the difference between the two and how to know if you're on the right track to creating artwork you can truly and confidently call your own. Thank you Christine!! Please check out the article and let me know what you think in the comments section below my video. :) **

The music for this video was provided by the You Tube Audio library. Thank you Jesse Gallagher for creating your beautiful compositions and giving us permission to use them in our YouTube content.

My thumbnail was created using Canva.com. Most of it is free and so easy to use!

I recorded my video using my iPhone 12 and edited my video using iMovie.

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Thank you for watching! Have a great week and happy creating!

Gabrielle :)