🎨For our 🎨 Art Date 🎨, today's optional prompt is Fog! Poor Sylvester the Cat...when it comes to trying to catch Tweety Bird, he's got the courage of a lion...but when he's all alone with his active imagination, especially in a spooky foggy forest, he's terrified!
This was a fun project to put together. I sketched out Sylvester in my sketchbook, then transferred the image to my graphics design tablet where I cleaned him up a little!
I painted a foggy forest scene with watercolors for the background. I used Payne's Gray for the trees and a very watery mix of gray and white to wash over the dry painting of the trees. I took out a light gray coloring pencil and kind of scratched up the trees to give them a little texture.
I uploaded my painting and superimposed Sylvester on top. I turned down the opacity a little bit then digitally painted in a wash of dark blue to make it look dark and foggy!
I love these vests, every one of my dogs has one and they glow so I can see them when the dogs are out and about. The mornings are so dark now, these vests always alert me to where they are!
Here is my latest drawing lesson on Rain Frances Art For Kids!
That's all for now folks! Please check out the link widget below for more 🎨 artistic 🎨 and 😋 delicious 😋 creations! See you soon!!! 💗
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Upcoming Art Prompts For Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date: (Prompts are optional!)
Oct 30 Bewitched!
About TADD:
This art and dinner date is all about creating. For the art date, you can showcase your paintings, drawings, photography, sculpting, poetry...whatever you like! You can follow the weekly themes or post any art you like! 🎨
And for the dinner date, please feel free to link up your foodie post! 😋
Don't forget to add the URL link to your post (not your blog) to the link gadget above to share your wonderful creations! Please revisit to make sure you don't miss those who join in a little late! All spam and non-related links will be removed! The link gadget will be available until the following Sunday at midnight!
That is amazing that three of your videos have gone viral! Woo Hoo!
ReplyDeleteI know Belinda, I was super surprised and grateful! Woo hoo! ♥
DeleteBig WOW on poor Sylvester - and thank you for explaining, too!
ReplyDeleteHm, no, my sweet tooth again is in hibernation - but I love that you wanna make sure your recipe is perfect before sharing!
I live in the city, but wee your storage sure was an olympic task indeed - chapeau!
And biggest YAY on the dog vests! Everyone should wear them in this half of the year - many a cyclist here already does. Have a great day!
Thank you Iris! ♥ I have an orange vest myself and an orange hat that blinks lights on it lol...plus I just love the color! The vests look so handsome on the dogs! ☺ It took me a few days to recover from my olympic event ha ha!
DeleteI'm so impressed with your DIY firewood storage. You go girl! I really like Sylvester in the fog. Water colors are perfect for fog.
ReplyDeleteThanks Leigh! I love using watercolor for "ambiance" types of scenes because of those washes of color. It works as long as the painting is super dry. The firewood storage...I will have to fix it up in the next few years because that lumber isn't pressure treated, but I think as a "quick and dirty", it worked well!! ♥
DeleteGood morning, I love your painting-I follow you on your you tube channel. I miss not having wood heat take care Kathy
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy! ♥ I appreciate you following me on YT as well.
DeleteBrownies are a magnificent idea! I haven’t baked anything in ages.
ReplyDeleteHi Mae! ♥ Brownies are always magnificent in my opinion!! ☺☺
DeleteHello lovely Rain! Loving all your creative videos! Love your drawing. Super cute and I need to give it a try! :) Sending you lots of love and hugs my friend. Have a lovely rest of the month. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteThank you Maria! ♥ Oh my, the rest of the month is coming up so quickly!!! But yes, it's my favorite month and I intend to really enjoy it! I hope you do too!
DeleteI really love the watercolor and appreciate your explaining how you did the trees and fog. It works so well. The dog vests are a brilliant idea. You're right about dark days!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie! ♥ Yes...dark days. When the snow arrives (gawd forbid), it'll be brighter out there but when it's overcast, wow is it ever dark. No street lamps here!
DeleteI will be back to link my Fog art. This gives the a great opportunity to get to my art desk again. I will do a blog post today. Much love!
ReplyDeleteSo happy you joined in Maria! Your piece was lovely and it really did remind me of PEI. I have some lovely photos of the fog there, didn't think to post them! ♥
DeleteSylvester is a big scaredy cat like me...well, I'm a scaredy Cathy. :) Foggy conditions are kind of creepy and I certainly don't like being out in the middle of nowhere. I'm reminded of many occasions in the mountains with it being foggy at dusk and we'd get out of the car to do something. It can be mysterious and haunting or unnerving, especially when your nose detects an animal scent. The last thing I want to see coming out of the fog is a big ole hungry bear or wolf or anything else with long sharp teeth. You did a great job and I love how the watercolor foggy woodsy landscape turned out.
ReplyDeleteYou're ingenious coming up with your firewood shed. I hope it stands throughout the winter okay for you. I can imagine just how tiring that project was to complete, but you got it done. Now, you can enjoy some cozy fires in your new stove. That sounds lovely!
Congratulations on your YouTube videos going viral! That's a good feeling, I bet. :) Thank you for hosting the weekly art & food date. I can't believe October has vanished so quickly. Have a doodletastic rest of the week! xo
Scaredy Cathy! ☺♥ I remember being in Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton, that was the foggiest place I've been to date. You couldn't see 10 feet ahead and yes, it was creepy! I hope the firewood shed lasts the winter too! I'm hoping that next summer/fall I can get some pressure-treated wood and build a proper one that will last!
DeleteLovely fog piece Rain, off to watch your video, congrats!
ReplyDeleteFun video and the brownies sound good!
DeleteThank you Christine! ♥ The brownies went WAY too quickly lol...I can't keep them in the house...
DeleteI like your art and the process you went through to accomplish it. I am not an artist but do appreciate art. Gigi Hawaii
ReplyDeleteThank you Gigi! ♥
DeleteHello Rain,
ReplyDeleteLove the Sylvester sketches! The reflective vests are a good idea for your dogs, we have hunting season here now and the bright colors are for safety. Take care, have a great day!
Thanks Eileen ♥ Yes, the hunting will last to January-ish at this point. It's always hunting season, but it's more dangerous in the fall if you're out in the dark!
DeleteAwesome job on drawing Sylvester and creating that eerie fog forest background! And gotta tell ya, Rain, I really enjoyed watching your DIY woodshed video! Inventive, creative and ingenious! Plus I love your Jack-o-Lantern tuque!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Debra! ♥ And of course, you noticed my pumpkin hat lol...you know I got that at Dollarama and it actually has lights on it. If I press the little button it flashes red lights!
DeleteLovely art.
ReplyDeleteI think the dog vests are a very good idea.
Wishing you a good week ahead.
All the best Jan
Thanks Jan! ♥ I really love those vests, so easy to see the dogs now!
DeleteThat was a nice video of building your wood structures and stacking the wood. It is truly beautiful, and I am impressed, Rain. And your foggy forest with Sylvester is perfect for fall. It does look spooky. I love seeing your process.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Becki! ♥ And thanks for commenting on the videos, I appreciate that! I'm so glad the firewood storage is DONE...but I'll likely have to rebuild it at some point with pressure treated lumber!
DeleteIn my world, every brownie is an "emergency" need.
ReplyDeleteI love the dogs in their vests!
Here here TB! ☺☺
DeleteI think the painting with Sylvester turned out really well.
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the dogs in the orange vests is really nice.
Have a lovely weekend.
Greetings Irma
Thank you Irma! ♥ The dogs really look smart in those vests!!
DeleteThank you so much for your prayers and kind words of encouragement. Love, Diane
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome Diane ♥
DeleteWe are great fans of Silvester! Lovely drawing, dear Blogfriend ❤️
ReplyDeleteThank you Heidrun! ♥
DeleteOh my back aches just thinking about stacking all of that wook ... I'll bet you are in good shape now. Probably won't have to exercise all winter. You always do a great job on your drawings and I appreciate that you share your technique as well. As for the reflective coats on your dogs ... smart lady!!! I only wish I had a dog to put one on. I think we discussed once why I haven't had a dog since Izzi passed. Anyway, as for the brownies ... mouth watering :) I don't bake because I eat what I bake and I can't afford the calories, Ha! Great job, Rain and, I love having you back on blogger 😘
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Thanks so much Andrea! ♥ The back breaking labor is over for this year thankfully. Yes, we did talk about dogs and Izzi. ♥♥ I really love those vests, I can always see where they are and I don't have to worry about keeping them on a leash in the mornings and evenings!
DeleteI grew up with looney tunes, so I love your Sylvester. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThank you Arnoldo!
DeleteCongrats on your viral videos! I know it's hard sometimes going through the holidays alone, been there done that. Will be curious to see how your winter goes? We're heading for our first freeze today and tomorrow already getting snow for the mountains. Congrats on your brownies! I love to put pecans in mine I love the chewy nuts. Have a great day Nancy from a little Homestead in Boise ( Google login not working for some reason)
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy! ♥ Oooh too early for snow! I get shivers just thinking about it. I think winter will be okay, I've really set myself up to have all the tools I need to make things easier!
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ReplyDeleteJ'ai été très touché par votre témoignage et vos mots si justes et délicats concernant votre compagnon décédé. J'espère que vous surmontez cette épreuve, et que le temps et les amitiés atténuent le chagrin.
Merci Kwarkito, j'apprécie votre commentaire très gentil. ♥ Sa mort a été un choc surement....et il me manque, mais chaque jour est un peu plus facile que le jour avant. Le fait que j'ai mes chiens aide beaucoup.
Delete...Rain, I thought that you had discontinued your link!
ReplyDeleteHi Tom! Well, I decided to come back to Blogger because my WordPress website was too much work, too much frustration! And I remembered you always participated with TADD, so I wanted to reach out!
DeleteRain - thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a kind comment!
ReplyDeleteI have been trying to cut down on sugar, but after a couple of weeks of that, I need a fix! I was delighted to find some Cinnamon Rolls in the freezer, gifts from my best friend. Heat them in the microwave for 30 seconds and it's as though they just came out of the oven!
Thanks Angie, it's nice to be back on Blogger. Oooh, now I want cinnamon rolls!!! ♥
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