Opening my Strathmore Journal - Painting and Drawing Watercolor Foxgloves from start to finish!

Foxgloves are a magical and amazing plant that grows in unlikely places with great enthusiasm. Here in France there are huge fields full of them, mostly on the sides of steep valleys where little else will grow. As they are poisonous they must be handled with care, but there‘s nothing to stop us trying to capture their delicate prettiness in watercolor and line for our sketchbooks or to create a lovely card to give to a friend.

Materials:

Strathmore (small) Art Journal 8.5 x 5.5" https://amzn.to/3QSURdw
Strathmore (large) Art Journal 8.5 x 11" https://amzn.to/4asa4sI

Holbein Lavender https://amzn.to/3UKaHcv
Holbein Jaune Brilliant https://amzn.to/44pHlUf
Holbein Shadow Green https://amzn.to/3Qz3YzA
Holbein Olive Green https://amzn.to/3y47ETU
Holbein Terre Verte https://amzn.to/3JMPdp4
Holbein Yellow Ochre https://amzn.to/4a5z4G5

Hollow Binder Clip (bronzed) https://amzn.to/4atds6T
Half pans for paintbox with magnetic tape https://amzn.to/4dIyy3T
Mini tin for paintbox set https://amzn.to/4dZar1d
Set of tin and insert for filling with paints, plus magnetic clip and pot
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My tiny paintbox - containing Quin Gold, Dioxazine Purple, Olive Green, Black, Cadmium Yellow and Quinacridone Pink.
Size 5 round from Drawell (see below)
Or Princeton Aqua Elite size 5 round


Channels I enjoy watching and recommend:

Katie Moody on YouTube as @KatieMoody - Mixed media art in sketchbooks which makes you want to paint!

Rob Stephens on YouTube as @RobStephens007 - scything, spinning, weaving, all things ancient craft related. Fascinating.

From the Garden on YouTube @fromthegarden - country life in France


Chapters:
00:00 Two new Strathmore art journals
05:18 DIY mini paint box idea
11:59 Pencil sketch of foxglove
18:52 Inking over the pencil sketch with a 0.1mm fineliner
24:43 Painting the foxglove with a simple watercolor wash

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