Today’s video is all about painting irises! Loads of iris are blooming on our property and all over our neighborhood this week, so I dove right in to find MY favorite style of painting these seasonal beauties. After some unsuccessful attempts, I found Vincent Van Gogh’s interpretation and made an artist’s master copy. In doing so, I learned how to depict irises in my own medium of choice (neocolor 2 crayons and inktense pencils) and I realized that I prefer working on smooth “hot press” watercolor paper for this subject.

I hope you find inspiration for your own paintings here or even just a cozy spot to drink some tea and listen to me talk about making art. I love this topic!

00:00 Introduction / iris footage / music: Back to Portland by TrackTribe
00:30 Art discussion / what I learned / sketchbook tour
07:10 Process videos / explorations / how I made these paintings / music
11:42 music: Peace Creek by Ashley Shadow
12:40 Process videos / irises in a vase
14:35 music: Sea of Ancestry by Jesse Gallagher
17:28 end screen / next video / subscribe button

Thank you for clicking on this description! At this very beginner phase of my “content creation” experience, it is very exciting just to imagine that people watch my videos. I do a metaphoric backflip for each new subscriber. I know, I’m new. (359 subscribers at the moment I shared this video). All music is from the youtube audio library.

There are amazon affiliate links sprinkled around in here. These are items that I have found to bring joy to my life and I hope they do the same for you. If you click on the link and actually buy something (anything!) from amazon, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you - and that helps to support this channel.

Materials I used in this video:

Arches watercolor paper: https://amzn.to/41cwLNC

Neocolor 2 crayons (by Caran D’Ache): https://amzn.to/3IsPyNL

Inktense pencils (by Derwent): https://amzn.to/42UhB0s

Strathmore Art Journal: https://amzn.to/45jWQ00

Liquitex acrylic marker: https://amzn.to/3BOp1q5

Pin Fineliner Drawing Pen: https://amzn.to/42romGz

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Favorite supplies that usually appear in my videos:

1. A porcelain plate or tray from the goodwill makes a great palette. So does a plastic lid from a yogurt container.
2. A used talenti ice cream cup is perfect for swish water; also a great way to buy art supplies when you “have to” eat the contents first.
3. A cheap Robert Simmons Expressions brush is perfect. The one I’m using here is an E85 Round, size 12. You can buy one at Blick Art.
4. I use a glass bottle that used to contain facial toner for my spray bottle. The toner was expensive, but it has a very pretty label. The spray is a fine mist and the bottle is the perfect size for using at home and also for taking out on location.

Some of my favorite art books:

Breaking the Rules of Watercolor by Shirley Trevena: https://amzn.to/3IoJLZL
Taking Risks With Watercolor by Shirley Trevena: https://amzn.to/3SMqCV8
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards: https://amzn.to/3kIwiDd

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What I use to film and edit my videos:

Small, flexible tripod with screw-on grippy attachment that holds my GoPro: https://amzn.to/3mEEGUU

Desk mount device that I use with the screw-on grippy attachment that came with my tripod - the desk mount (in combination with the grippy attachment) holds my GoPro 18-inches above my table: https://amzn.to/3L81XbK

Blue yeti microphone: https://amzn.to/3Fw1IE7

Lightning to USB Camera Adaptor - this is what I use to connect the blue yeti microphone to my ipad for voice over editing: https://amzn.to/3ZNxuUE

GoPro Hero10: https://amzn.to/3TFnvyU
It takes some getting used to, but for filming on hikes it is much better than using my iPhone.

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