Fall in New England | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

Hey watercolor fans, welcome to another Art Impressions watercolor weekend roundup!  We have some fantastic inspiration for you.  I decided to make a Fall in New England scene.  I love this time of year and I am inspired by all the bright colors that we have right now in New England.

The Painting

I started out by inking up my pumpkins with brown and stamping them off.  I left off the bottom of the pumpkins to leave room for the grasses.  The first pumpkin was masked off before I stamped the second pumpkin next to it.  It is important that you stamp the images that you want to be in the foreground first.  To create a nice pumpkin color (in my opinion), I first pulled the brown color out of the lines leaving it concentrated in the shadowed areas.  Next, I went over the brown and most of the pumpkin with yellow, making sure to leave a white highlight.  Then I went over the brown and yellow with orange leaving some of the white and yellow showing in the highlighted areas.

Next, I inked the basket with brown, stamped it off, and stamped it to the left of the pumpkins.  I took the log and placed it on my paper to line up where I wanted the basket.  Using my water, I pulled the color from the lines making sure to stay within each area.

To protect the basket so I could stamp my apples into it, I masked it off.  TIP: leave a small amount of the top of the basket exposed so you can place the apples into the basket.  I inked up the apples in the brown, stamped them off and lined them up over the basket.  Using my small brush, I pulled the color out of the lines.  Once it was dry, I added some red to the apples.  I used my fine time to create a darker highlight.

I replaced the mask over the pumpkin.  To make sure I placed my log exactly where I wanted it, I used my positioner.  I inked the log in brown, cleaned off the bottom of the log and stamped it between the pumpkins and apples.  I pulled the color out of the lines keeping the shadows really dark, I also added some more brown from my palette.

Next, I added green to my large grasses and stamped it below all of my objects.  I pulled the color up and out of the lines.  To create some additional interest, I used my fine point to add some additional green in areas.

To create the sky, I added some orange, yellow, red and blue in the background.  Once this was dry, I added one of the branches inked in brown behind the pumpkins.  I used the vine inked in green, red, yellow and orange around the top of the tree to create my foliage.

For finishing touches, I inked up a small branch with brown and stamped it a few times on the left and right.  I used one of the small leaves inked in yellow for some additional interest.  Lastly, I signed and dated my painting.

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The Card

I cut my painting out with the rectangle stitched die. Then I added it to a mat of Sweet Mango cardstock from Gina K Designs with Connect Glue. I added that to a base of Neenah card stock.

That’s it! I loved this project it was so quick and easy as most projects are with Art Impressions stamps. I hope you will give it a try, make sure to tag us on Instagram. Keep reading for more inspiration from my awesome team members!

For some more Fall inspiration check out this video!

Have a crafty day!

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