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Creating a Surface Pattern Design Collection

Creating a Surface Pattern Design Collection is harder than you may think, at least it was harder than I thought. Once you have your main pattern (hero design) now it is time to think of patterns to create that could stand alone or complement the main pattern. I wanted to keep the camellia theme but at the same time they…
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Watercolor Pink Camellia Surface Pattern Design

One of the first flowers in my garden is the camellia, so prolific with her blooms never to disappoint. My inspiration for painting are flowers or other interesting phenomenons of nature. This spring I photographed my camellia with the intention to paint them in watercolor and try my skills to create a watercolor pink camellia as a surface pattern design…
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Kaleidoscope Iris Surface Pattern Design

One of the first flowers that bloom in my home area of the northern California foothills is the iris. When you see them stacked one on top of another they show up as sprigs of white and pastels. I discovered that the colors are more than that, however. When I zoomed in with my camera I discovered the beautiful shades…
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Creating Surface Pattern Designs

I’ve always wanted to try my hand at creating surface pattern designs. What is surface pattern design, you might ask? It’s a skill in creating designs that are primarily used for fashion and home decor textiles, paper products, and much more. It is decoration for many surfaces that are all around us. Having a background of sewing and fashion and…
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in Watercolor Painting

Greek Travel Adventure

Crete, Greece 2018 Our Greek travel adventure of 2018 began by flying there from Rome to Athens, then to Crete. We landed at the Heraklion airport, which was the closest airport (there are three on the island) to our rented villa. Crete is the largest of the Greek islands, having a car is a must. It took us about an…
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Mixed Media Greeting Cards

These cards are multi media works of art handmade and created with love. Watercolor background, woman’s face is an ink drawing and the roses are a photograph. The background is a watercolor wash of mixing colors and adding splashes here and there. Drawings of women’s faces layered under the background watercolor then layered again with photo images taken of a…
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