#DoodlewashOctober2025 prompt: Pierogi.

#Inktober prompt: Reckless.

October 18th is National Pierogi Day! My bull terrier is being reckless, stealing a pierogi (a good-sized one, too!)!

Did you know the Pierogi originated in medieval Poland but may have been brought there from the Ukraine? Ultimately, it was probably inspired from similar dumpling recipes that came out of China via the Silk Road.

Hand drawn with Sharpie pens and painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Arches Cold Press.

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One of the Christmas cards I’ve done so far.

Hand-painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor & White Gouache on Funto Christmas Card.

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August Sketching Stuff Challenge: Sketch a Pet.

#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt: Pet.

The latest Sketching Challenge newsletter is out and Charlie O’Shields walks us through painting a Pet Portrait of a Boxer. I like to change things a bit so I did a Mastiff, using his instructions. I fussed too much though, so I lost the spontaneity of Charlie’s instructions.

Sharpie Permanent Pen and Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Hahnemühle Expression Watercolor Paper

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Charlie O’Shields painted a bowl of avocados for the second July Sketching Stuff Challenge. I like to change things up a bit so I painted a bowl of limes, while still pretty much following his steps. I don’t know? Do people eat bowls of limes? I’m allergic so I don’t really know, lol.

Sorry, I was about to head out for a picnic so I did this fast, and didn’t have time to look up a fact.

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Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Hahnemühle Turner Cold Press.

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October 22 is National Tavern-Style Pizza Day.

#DoodlewashOctober2025 prompts: Pizza & Fox. (Lotsa foxes this month!)

#Inktober prompt: Button. These two are bonding over their love of button mushrooms.

Did you know that both foxes and hedgehogs will happily eat mushrooms, though it isn’t a favorite for either one?

Hand-drawn with Sharpie Pen and painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Arches Cold Press.

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Did you know Sir Henry Cole is credited with creating the first Christmas Card in 1843, because he had too many friends? In Victorian, England it was a tradition to send a Christmas/New Year’s letter, and more people were observing this because the Penny Post stamp had made it easier and more affordable. It was considered rude not to respond to mail, and so he had a 1000 cards printed with a scene of a family at a festive table and Holiday Greetings. Problem solved, and a new tradition begun.

Hand-drawn with Sharpie Pen, and painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt: Spumoni.

Did you know, the word Spumoni comes from the Italian word ‘spume’ meaning foam?

Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Watercolor on Saunders Waterford High White Cold Press.

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#DoodlewashOctober2025 prompt: Fox.

#Inktober prompt: Arctic.

Did you know, like the polar bear, the white-furred arctic fox has dark skin which absorbs the heat better?

Hand drawn with Hethrone Blue Ink Permanent Pen, Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor & White Gouache on Arches Cold Press on Arches Cold Press.

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August Sketching Stuff Challenge: Sketch a Food Memory.

#DoodlewashSeptember2025 prompt: Chicken Pot Pie. Except it’s really apple in my painting.

The latest Sketching Challenge newsletter is out and Charlie O’Shields walks us through a painting of a pot pie.

I always like to give myself an extra challenge by changing things just a bit, so I painted an apple pot pie instead of a savory one.

Hand-drawn & painted with Kuretake Mangaka Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Hahnemühle Expression.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompts: 14-Pet, 18-Radio, 31-Cheeseburger.

Did you know the word ‘broadcast’ originally meant scattering seeds over a wide area in a field, rather than planting them individually? It wasn’t until the 1920s that the word became associated with radio.

Sharpie Pen & Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on St Cuthbert Mills Millford Watercolor Paper.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt: 10-Peridot.

Did you know peridot is often formed in volcanic conditions making it a good August birthstone? Some choose it for a wedding ring since it symbolizes love, prosperity, and harmony, though it is soft and will show wear and may shatter if hit hard enough.

Yesterday’s drawing, painted.

Kuretake Permanent Pen and Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Stonehenge Aqua watercolor paper.

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#DoodlewashNovember2025 prompt: Red.

Did you know the red warbler is a cute little bird that happens to have poisonous feathers? There are a few other birds (and a dart frog) with this problem because the bugs they eat are poisonous. Actually, it isn’t a problem for them, because it protects them from predators. The females are believed to rub their feathers on their eggs to transfer the poison and the protection.

Hand-painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor in a Mastertouch sketchbook. This was one of the paintings I came up with as a possible example for my review of Fun with Watecolor by Anna Koliadych, but I went with my King Bird’s of Paradise instead.

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Did you know Sir Henry Cole is credited with creating the first Christmas Card in 1843, because he had too many friends? In Victorian, England it was a tradition to send a Christmas/New Year’s letter, and more people were observing this because the Penny Post stamp had made it easier and more affordable. It was considered rude not to respond to mail, and so he had a 1000 cards printed with a scene of a family at a festive table and Holiday Greetings. Problem solved, and a new tradition begun.

Hand-drawn with Sharpie Pen, and painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompts: 28 Bow Tie & 29 Peach.

#artistryinkchallengeaugust2025 prompts: Bow Tie & Dance.

Did you know the bow tie started as a scarf that was part of the uniform worn by Croat soldiers in the Thirty Years War of the 1600s? After the war, fashion took the idea and it became the cravat. That eventually became either the necktie or the bow tie - there is debate over which came first.

Sharpie Permanent Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Strathmore Gemini Cold Press.

I had trouble with the paint not wanting to move. I think there was some contamination from the permanent masking fluid I used on my Bambiraptor painting.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt: Sandwich.

Did you know, in 1778, Captain Cook and his crew coined the name Sandwich Islands for the islands they found, named after the 4th Earl of Sandwich? It wasn’t until 1959, when they became the 50th state, that ‘Hawaiian Islands’ became the official name.

Sharpie Permanent Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Stonehenge Aqua Watercolor Paper.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt 3-Watermelon.

August 3 is National Watermelon Day! Did you know many cats like watermelon, and a little bit is usually safe for them? However, the seeds can cause digestive problems, some cats don’t digest any of it well, and only healthy cats should eat it at all. Best to discuss it with your vet before allowing your cat to eat any.

Quickly done with Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Strathmore Gemini Watercolor paper.

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#DoodlewashOctober2025 prompt: Suspenders. My werewolf wore suspenders because October 20 is National Suspenders Day!

#Inktober prompt: Rivals.

Did you know that Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) invented an adjustable, elastic strap meant to replace suspenders? He wasn’t the only one, so there were many rivals trying to outsell his contraption. Sam’s didn’t catch on as suspenders, but ended up being used for bras!

Hand drawn with Sharpie pens and painted with QoR Watercolor on Arches Cold Press.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompts: 4-Cookie, 5-Oyster, 20-Peanut, & 24-Coffee.

Did you know there are recipes for Oyster Cookies with Pearls that call for Peanut butter cookies, frosting, and pearl-shaped candies?

Quickly done with Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Strathmore Gemini Watercolor paper.

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DoodlewashNovember2025 prompt: Umbrella & Feathers.

Did you know a ‘lek’ is a place where male birds of some species, like this long-wattled umbrellabird, gather at mating time to compete for the females? The males will have more competition, but also more safety in numbers from predators. While other species might also gather, to be considered lekking, the females choose based solely on physical display. While Dads from other species might help with raising the young, lekking species aren’t know for it.

Direct painting with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor in a Mastertouch sketchbook.

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July Sketching Stuff Challenge: Hot and Cold.

In the latest Sketching Stuff Challenge, Charlie O’Shields showed us how to paint a treasure chest using hot and cold colors.

Usually, I try to use Charlie’s instructions to paint something entirely different, but this time I decided to just change the details a bit.

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Kuretake Managaka Zig Pigment pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Winsor & Newton CP.

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I rearranged my little watercolor box. But after finishing this drawing I squashed in one more pan. ;-)

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Can't stop buying new colors, even if my stock of colors will reach until the rest of my life.

Sketching Stuff Challenge May 2025: Limited Colors.

Charlie O’Shields latest Sketching Stuff Challenge was to use limited colors and he walked through his method for painting a blue elephant.

I like to change things just a little because then I learn more so I did a blue pig instead of an elephant.

Did you know there is a breed of pigs called the Canterbury Blue, from New Zealand? It’s more of a gray, of course, but does have a blue cast in some lights.

DoodlewashNovember2025 prompt: Feathers. I decided to go with the whole bird and not just the feathers!

Did you know in the majority of bird species, their feathers are in rows called feather tracts, including turkeys? They have 8 tracts divided into around 100 groups. The bird can move the feathers using nerves and muscles that are connected to each group.

Hand-painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Strathore Aquarius II.

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#DoodlewashOctober2025 prompt: Cape. As you can tell from the title, this is a bit of a joke on the prompt word.

A 20-minute painitng, hand-drawn with Sharpie Permanent Pen & painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Arches Cold Press on Arches Cold Press.

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November Sketching Stuff Challenge: Sketch Some Pie.

The latest Sketching Challenge newsletter is out and Charlie O’Shields walks us through a painting of a strawberry cheesecake.

I always like to give myself an extra challenge by changing things just a bit, so I painted a cherry cheesecake instead.

Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor in a Khadi Handmade paper sketchbook.

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Sketching Stuff Challenge: Splash Some Color

This time Charlie O’Shields walks us through his painting of a paintbrush with a background of splashed color. I went off on a complete tangent though. I happened to have splashed color all over some paper for another project, when I saw the challenge, and knew this was meant to be my answer to it. Instead of sketching before color was added, I looked at what I had splashed and decided it was a dragon breathing fire.

Kuretake Managaka Zig Pigment pen & Daniel Smith watercolor on St Cuthbert’s Mill Millford Cold Press.

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#DoodlewashOctober2025 prompt: Grouch.

#Inktober prompt: Ragged.

October 15 is National Grouch Day!

Did you know, both the word ‘grouch’ and ‘ragged (in the context of scolding)’ are believed to have come from college slang of the 1800’s, though grouch came from the U.S. and ragged came from Britain?

Drawn with Masking Fluid & Winsor Newton Permanent Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompts: 17-Fajita, 23-Guacamole, 26-Lemon.

Did you know there is Permanent Masking Fluid that doesn’t have to be removed from your painting? This painting was my first try with it. I’m not sure if I’ll review it or not. So far, I’m not impressed, but it may just be a matter of learning how to use it. I’m not finding much information out there.

Drawn with permanent Masking Medium & Painted with Da Vinci Sketching Watercolor on Leda Art Supply Cold Press.

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Es muss nicht immer Rotmarder sein...

I bought some really cheap brushes and noticed that it's not necessary to use always Siberian Kolinsky Red Sable fur brushes ;-)

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August Sketching Stuff Challenge: Sketch Common Stuff.

The latest Sketching Challenge newsletter is out and Charlie O’Shields walks us through a painting of lemons and lemonade.

I always like to give myself an extra challenge by changing things just a bit, so I painted oranges instead of lemons, while following his steps except for using the color orange instead of yellow, and altering the shapes slightly.

I rushed through this a bit, so I may come back and do it again later.

Kuretake Mangaka Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Kilimanjaro Cold Press.

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DoodlewashNovember2025 prompts Scarf & Gloves, Reflection.

Nov. 26 is National Coton de Tuléar day!

Did you know the Coton de Tuléar is also known as the Royal Dog of Madagascar, because at one time only the nobility were allowed to own them? They are said to have ‘hair’ rather than fur like other dogs because of its soft, cottony feel and they seldom develop any smell, even when wet!

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#DoodlewashOctober2025 prompt: Ballgown.

#Inktober prompt: Ornate.

Did you know the first recorded ball occurred in 1385, when Charles VI of France married Isabella of Bavaria?

Hand-drawn with Sharpie Pen and painted with Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Arches Cold Press.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt: National Park.

Did you know about 90% of a Bambiraptor skeleton was discovered in 1993 by a 14 year old who was out fossil hunting with his parents at the Glacier National Park?

Oh, permanent masking fluid, you are not gaining my respect. I mixed it with yellow watercolor for this painting. I waited a good 24 hours before painting over it. In some areas it did its job, in other areas it allowed some of the yellow to mix with color being painted over. I think this has to do with how much liquid is mixed with the paint. I tried to mix the two thoroughly and evenly, but there is no way to tell for sure. I also found that when I wet the mix to remove another color beading up, some of the mix lifted. So it could be how much water is in the brush when you paint over it.

Permanent Masking Fluid & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff Watercolor on Leda Mixed Media Paper.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompts: 15-Meringue & 16-Pineapple.

Did you know, while the exact number is a matter of debate, there are somewhere around 100 varieties of pineapple?

Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor on Leda Art Supply Cold Press.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt: Spumoni.

Did you know, the word Spumoni comes from the Italian word ‘spume’ meaning foam?

Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Watercolor on Saunders Waterford High White Cold Press.

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#DoodlewashAugust2025 Prompt: Peanut.

Did you know, despite the fact that they are harmless, there is an old belief in some countries, that the bite of the peanut-headed lantern fly was poisonous, and the only cure was to have sex immediately? I’ll bet people who believed that got bit a lot!

Done following a tutorial from ‘Watercolor Cabinet of Curiosities’ by Nassybah Touriño, a book I’ll be reviewing tomorrow.

Artistro Watercolor on Stonehenge Aqua Watercolor Paper.

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December Sketching Stuff Challenge: Let’s Sketch a Holiday Cookie.

This month Charlie doesn’t do a walk-through, but challenges you to come up with your own cookie painting.

I meant to follow Charlie’s style, but as I began painting my stack of Chocolate Crinkle Cookies I became fascinated with their texture and ended up going in a different direction (so what’s new, right?).

Sharpie Pen & Da Vinci Sketching Stuff watercolor & white gouache on Hahnemühle Collection Hot Press.

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Well here is what I put together to put inside my second bag. I am already planning some modification - rearranging of the pans and making sure that they are dry before I take them out.

I was intending to use this page for my weekly spread of trivia and fill the bottom box with text...but not so sure now....