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Paint Along with Me - on Zoom! - Nov 4th, 9pm eastern

by Carrie Richardson
Paint Along with Me - on Zoom! - Nov 4th, 9pm eastern
Hey everybody! This Wednesday I am going to have an online paint-along. You can use whatever paint you have, but I'll be using watercolors, and a r...
Posted in art, art class, cr2f, durham maker, election2020, online painting class, paint along, paint with me

So you need a gift for Mother's Day...

by Carrie Richardson
So you need a gift for Mother's Day...
Hi! I almost didn't write this. It's late, I realize. But, if there's ever a year you will get some slack for your Mother's Day present still being...
Posted in bulldega, bungalow, cocoacinnamon, cr2f, deeluxechicken, dooraceramics, durham maker, eastdurhambakeshop, ellewoodsco, frolicandco, goodjujuherbal, homedowndurham, jointventurejewelry, kendakist, maureenbales, muddydogcoffee, nicolefabyphotography, peachykeen, shelbydillonstudio, shoplocaldurham, thebullsofdurham, wildscallionsfarm, windblown, windblownjewelry

Butterflies Watercolor Tutorial

by Carrie Richardson
Butterflies Watercolor Tutorial
We did two versions of these butterflies, and they were so fun to paint! You can get the outlines here and here. Our final images are at the end! I...
Posted in art, art class, butterflies, butterfly, butterfly painting, cr2f, durham, durham maker, handmade art, watercolor, watercolor art, watercolor for kids, watercolor supplies, watercolor tutorial, watercolor tutorials

Easter Eggs Watercolor Tutorial

by Carrie Richardson
Easter Eggs Watercolor Tutorial
Wanna paint some Easter Eggs? These could be done in any shape you like - triangles or circles or rectangles...and I actually have a whole tutorial...
Posted in cr2f, easter, easter egg, handmade art, watercolor, watercolor supplies, watercolor tutorial, watercolor tutorials

Rainbow Roses Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F

by Carrie Richardson
Rainbow Roses Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F
Well, sometimes I'm going to be great about frequent posting and sometimes...nine days. Thanks for your patience :) Hopefully this will be a three-...
Posted in cr2f, durham maker, florals, handmade art, watercolor, watercolor art, watercolor floral, watercolor flowers, watercolor supplies, watercolor tutorial, watercolor tutorials

Rainbow Unicorn Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F

by Carrie Richardson
Rainbow Unicorn Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F
Oh, this one was FUN! We did Rainbow unicorns, but you could do any color combo you want! I made an outline for y'all, but you're welcome to freeha...
Posted in art, art class, cr2f, jane davenport, prima watercolors, rainbow, rainbow unicorns, rainbowrs, tutorials for kids, unicorn, unicorns, watercolor supplies, watercolor tutorial, watercolor tutorials, watercolor unicorn

Sea Turtle Watercolor Tutorials by CR2F

by Carrie Richardson
Sea Turtle Watercolor Tutorials by CR2F
paint a sea turtle?! I had SO much fun doing this one -- you can do any kinds of colors you want! Also, please excuse the camera at the angle at th...
Posted in covid-19, cr2f, sea turtle, sea turtles, turtle, turtles, watercolor, watercolor supplies, watercolor turtle, watercolor tutorial, watercolor tutorials

Block Lettering - Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F

by Carrie Richardson
Block Lettering - Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F
Before we get into the block lettering process, here's a fun fact about the English language -- we have a very specific word order that native Engl...
Posted in block lettering, block letters, cr2f, hand lettering, handletters, lettering, people are better than things, watercolor, watercolor tutorial, watercolor tutorials

Fancier Supplies - CR2F Watercolor Tutorial

by Carrie Richardson
Fancier Supplies - CR2F Watercolor Tutorial
Hi y'all! You've been asking for the deets on the fancier supplies, I love, and here's a video about them! Here are some of the things I mention th...
Posted in cr2f, durham maker, handmade art, watercolor, watercolor tutorial

Rocketships! Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F

by Carrie Richardson
Rocketships! Watercolor Tutorial by Carrie at CR2F
We made these Rocketship paintings using Canson XL paper, brushes we had on hand (including Mudder brushes) and some pan sets - Prima Classic, Prim...
Posted in cr2f, rocketship, rocketship tutorial, watercolor, watercolor robot, watercolor tutorial

Four-Leaf Clover Bookmarks! Watercolor tutorial by Carrie at CR2F

by Carrie Richardson
Four-Leaf Clover Bookmarks! Watercolor tutorial by Carrie at CR2F
Confession: I find an insane number of four leaf clovers. I found a total of SEVENTEEN today. Yes, really. So I decided to make the bookmarks that ...
Posted in bookmark, covid-19, cr2f, four leaf clover, watercolor, watercolor tutorial, watercolor tutorials

Robots! Watercolor tutorial by Carrie at CR2F

by Carrie Richardson
Robots! Watercolor tutorial by Carrie at CR2F
YAY ROBOTS! We had so much fun painting these and I hope y'all do too!   We made these pieces using Canson XL paper, brushes we had on hand (inclu...
Posted in cr2f, robot tutorial, robots, watercolor robot, watercolor tutorial