Painting

June 18, 2020

Pet Owners Are Making Paw-Fect Flower Paintings With Their Dogs’ Feet

Last month, we introduced you to an art collective of rats who create tiny abstract paintings with their feet, but these pets aren’t the only animals with artistic talent. Dog owners have recently discovered that their pups make great co-creators. People online have been painting their dogs’ feet with washable (non-toxic) paint, stamping their paws onto paper, and turning the cute prints into beautiful flower paintings.

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June 7, 2020

Ethereal Watercolor Paintings Capture Stockholm’s Colorful Energy

Inspired by picturesque scenes of Stockholm, Swedish artist Gunnel Moheim captures her hometown in colorful watercolor paintings. The talented creative works freely, allowing her emotion and intuition to guide her work and the delicate quality of her chosen medium to shine through. She says (translated from Swedish), “Creating and being creative is almost as important to me as breathing.” For Moheim, watercolor is the perfect medium because of its “subtle transparency and luminosity.

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May 30, 2020

Nomadic Artist Shares Her Extensive Travels Through Inky Watercolor Paintings

In 2017, Spanish artist Alicia Aradilla decided to embrace a nomadic lifestyle and travel the world. Instead of keeping a diary of her journeys, however, Aradilla began documenting the architecture, nature, and other memorable sites she saw—and continues to experience—in sketchbooks. The loose and expressive style of her miniature watercolor paintings capture the ephemeral feeling of seeing a site for the very first time. Aradilla's annotated artwork provides engaging imagery for her large Instagram following.

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May 23, 2020

Hyperrealistic Watercolor Paintings Perfectly Recreate the Delicate Beauty of Flower Petals

The meticulous art of botanical illustration has a long and rich history. Before the invention of photography, artists were expected to capture species of plant life in immaculate detail, which then informed scientists, physicians, pharmacists, and other researchers. Although this scrupulous art no longer serves a scientific purpose, the study of flora continues to flourish among contemporary creatives such as Svetlana Lanse.

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