This weekend, hubby and I went to a Covered Bridge Festival. There were ten park festival locations centered around ten different covered bridges where they had a variety of handmade arts and crafts booths, food, historic re-enactments, demonstrations and live bands.
It was fun to stroll around the festivities and capture some photos of the bridges. We only made it to two, because we really didn’t decide to go or head out until mid-afternoon, but we enjoyed what we did see, and then ended the day with a nice dinner out.
The next day I decided to try to “doodlewash” one. My blogging buddy, Charlie at Doodlewash.com has stirred my creative desire to play around with this whimsical art style combining doodling and watercoloring.
I struggle with the doodling/drawing part, and then I totally overworked the washing/watercoloring part of this piece, but since I spent an hour and a half doing it, I am sharing anyway. (Chalk it up to one for the archives. Hopefully one to look back on to gauge improvement!)
Here is the photo I took that I used for my reference. It was such a sweet little bridge in a quaint community park.
And then, with some paint still in the palette and the urge to do something else, I decided to recreate a version of the DSP (designer series paper) I used in yesterday’s card post and made this piece below that I can use in a future card or project. It was fun to mix and splash and see how the colors dried. Loving the Autumn tones that remind me of the gorgeous weather we’ve been having these past few days!
Happy Monday all! Hope you have a great week!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Jodi, I can not resist a lovely looking colour chart!! and yours is Lovely 🙂 I do like your bridge too, with those cute curls for the foliage 🙂
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I like the color chart better than the bridge too! 🙂 Oh how I want to draw better – but I just want it to HAPPEN! POOF! haha!
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Artists are so critical of their own work ☺️ You did well.. and this took me to one of my favourite movies…
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The Bridges of Madison County perhaps??
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😊
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Great job on the doodle wash bridge Jodi! You are improving more and more each time you paint!
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eh – this one is not so great – but just keeping it real 🙂 thanks sweet encourager! Hugs!
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I think it is better than you think! Your welcome and HUGS back!
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Jodi you did FABULOUS!! Charlie makes Doodlewashing look so fun! You, my friend, have it down pat ;-)….. Um…. Shhhhh… I think I’m going to try “Doodlewashing” 😉
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Oh how exciting Nicole!!!! I can’t wait to see what you do!
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Whenever you say how this wasn’t a great job, I look at it and say its 10x better than I could do! LOL! I have always loved covered bridges and I like yours 🙂 Happy Monday!
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thanks JR – it’s pretty wonky and definitely overpainted especially in the shadowy parts – but it was an experience – and hopefully one that will help me improve 🙂 Happy Fall day!
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That sounds like such a fun outing, and a great way to capture the memory. 🙂
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You are too hard on yourself…lovely autumn feeling. And what a fun day! (K.)
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thanks – we all have not so great pieces – right? Gotta keep it real 🙂
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I think it’s beautiful! I thought Charlie had painted it at first! I had to see the photo to realize the perspective was off a little. But perspective is really really hard (at least for me), so don’t expect it to be perfect. I think this is a fantastic painting, Jodi, honestly! Something to be very proud of!
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drawing is hard. I definitely struggle with perspective. I thought about not showing the photo – haha! so you wouldn’t see how off it was – but I was in the mood to show a “not so great” attempt – cuz – hey – we all have those – right?! It was still fun to do – a little disappointing in the end – but – hey – on to the next! and hopefully it will be better 🙂
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Seriously wait til Charlie sees this! I promise you he will love it! I stopped posting photos of my subjects when I realized that if I ever sell my work, the buyer won’t see my reference photos. And I noticed people liked my work much more when I stopped posting the reference! Your painting is really lovely and captures the essence and conveys the feeling of autumn so what more could any artist (or viewer) ask for than that?
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thank you 🙂
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LOL – I like showing the reference photo of places I paint on site in my blog posts sometimes because I think it can be helpful to other artists to see how I simplified elements or changed them. A lot of artists embellish – and sometimes you have to make things pop more or look better than they really are in “real life.” Anyway, I think you did a grand job with the covered bridge and your colorful card, Jodi!
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you are very sweet Cynthia!
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Beautifully painted Jodi! Great perspective and brilliant color.
I’m glad your festival day ended with your creative art.
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you are too kind Sharon! Thanks!
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I love this one Jodi. Never tried this technique. Do you draw the object first in ink and watercolor over it?
Billie Moan
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Thanks Billie! Nice to hear from you! Many expert artist doodlers draw straight in pen first. I did this one in light pencil first, then painted, then went over with micron pen. I needed to erase a few times as I am not a seasoned at drawing! Hope you will try and join in the fun! 🙂
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Hehe…Laura just wants me to say she was right again. She was, of course, as always…I LOVE this Jodi!! ❤️❤️😃Wonderfully done!! Such lovely color and the depth of the interior is fantastic! And remember, it’s impossible to mess up perspective by definition. It’s your perspective…how YOU see it…so it’s always right! 😉👍🏻
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Such a great attitude you have Charlie O, but now I know you are a little bit of a white liar – just to be sweet 🙂
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Would you stop that, Jodi! Doubting yourself I mean!! 😉I’m perfectly incapable of lying…I just say nothing instead. Lol So you are awesome! ❤️😃
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OK I will just say thank you and shut up😘
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Yes please! Lol ❤️ One of these days you’ll believe me. 😉
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Yay! More doodlewashing…and of such a pretty topic, too! I know people who are mad for covered bridges. 😉
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They are quite charming 🙂
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You are so talented!
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and YOU are very kind! 🙂 thank you Jasmine
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I think it’s wonderful too and can’t imagine how you think it’s not!
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Well – isn’t that kind of you! thanks Jay! thanks for visiting!
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A lovely bridge painting Jodi! And love your colors – looks just like your paper in your card! YAY! 😊🌈💚
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Wooow this one is wonderful Jodi! Specially the perspective! Fresh colors too 🙂
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I really like your bridge, it´s not over-washed at all! Love the wonderful vibrant red of it! ❤️
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Oh I love your Covered Bridge Doodlewash! We haven’t got too many Covered Bridges here in CA, but I’ve been and photographed the few I’ve run across. To see 2 in one afternoon is awesome!
Your painted card base is really pretty too. I also like those warm colors that are perfect for Autumn.
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A Covered Bridge festival sounds like just my ‘cup of tea!’ Jodi, I LOVE your Doodlewash Covered Bridge!! Just wonderful!! I’m so inspired by all of your watercolored pieces, my friend. Your orginal DSP is filled with such wonderful colors of the season. Can’t wait to see how you use it! ♡
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I love the doodlewash more than the photo…:) I’m guessing that’s a good thing…:)
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Awh shucks! Thanks George. Hubby told me I should not be knocking it either. It’s beginning to grow on me. I had a different vision however. But thank you thank you.
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Really nice Jodi! Also sounds like a fun time!
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Beautiful painting of a covered bridge, love the red and depth. Your paint sampler is great too and looks like fun…thank you for sharing these.
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So pretty Jodi! Sounds like a fun new hobby for me haha! I love covered bridges. I grew up in western PA and there are two covered bridges within 5 miles of my parents. They’re so special to find on road trips too!
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You are too hard on yourself, Jodi! I think your doodling and watercoloring are absolutely perfect! Thanks for sharing your inspiration photo, too!
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