I was watching artist Leslie Stroz on YouTube as she began a new challenge, painting 100 tiny paintings in a year. No prompts, no rules, no pressure — it sounds like fun but I’m not sure if I want to commit to 100. So I cut down a few small pieces of unused hot press watercolor paper I had, making 40 blank papers approximately 1 3/4 x 2 1/2”. I used a corner punch to round the corners.
The papers, a small container holding a bit of kneaded eraser, and roll of washi tape are stored in a hinged tin box I once used as a palette. A small glass nearby holds a few brushes, a fine pencil, and fine liner.
And for my first attempt, our pool house and west pasture as they looked after this year’s unexpected snowfall. I used the tape to hold the paper to a small clipboard as I painted it. After first sketching about the whole thing in my journal, of course. 😁
Last year I did something similar, painted 100 birds (ideally one a day, but not always possible) and for the whole of April I painted mini paintings (pocket paintings) I am hoping to do the April challenge again - shall be watching our for your mini paintings as you go along 🙂
ReplyDeleteI remember your mini paintings from last year — they are partly what inspired me to give it a try!
DeleteI love this idea! I do mostly smaller paintings these days but hadn't thought of specifically focusing on doing them. What do you end up doing with your tiny treasures?
ReplyDeleteI got the idea from Leslie Stroz — she is on both YouTube and Instagram. You should check her out!
DeleteSo far, I’ve stored the finished sketches inside the metal tartan tin seen in the sketch and photo, sitting on the corner of my art desk.
I have a sketchbook that was once given to me that is unsuitable for watercolor — maybe I could use it like a scrapbook and glue or tape the tiny sketches in it?