Art Studio Blog - Belinda Del Pesco

Watercolor Still Life Paintings from the Kitchen

How Unremarkable White Tiles in a Kitchen Spawned a Watercolor Painting Series A couple of decades ago, I walked into the kitchen of a house

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Reduction Linocut Printed in Four Colors without a Press

Making a Reduction Linocut without a Press As a perpetually Distracted Person, making a reduction linocut was always a wish, but it got suppressed by

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Small Mat Board Collagraph Print of a Cat Sleeping

Printing a Mat Board Collagraph in the Intaglio Style Collagraph printmaking can arise from something as simple as finding a small, recyclable scrap of mat

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drypoint etching from plexiglass, of a girl in a bath tub

Figurative Drypoint Etching from a Plexiglass Plate

Drypoint Etching Intaglio Prints from Life Memories This little Drypoint etching is a nod to a time when my siblings and I lived in a

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Make a Drypoint Print from Recycled Plastic

Make a Drypoint Print from a Plastic Tomato Container Welcome to this series of printmaking posts utilizing stuff around the house as printmaking supplies to

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Painting a Cactus in Watercolor

Watercolor Painting of Cacti I went scouting for painting references at the Los Angeles Arboretum awhile ago. Local outdoor gardens are a good place to bring

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Watercolor Painting Over Pen and Ink Drawing – with a Tutorial Video

What is a Still Life? A still life (plural still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which

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Drypoint Printing at Home without a Press (Part 2)

To Crosshatch or Not – on a Hand-Printed Drypoint In the previous post, lots of cross hatching was scribed into a small sheet of clear

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Drypoint Printing at Home without a Press (Part 1)

Printing a Drypoint without a Press I’m delighted that you’re enjoying this series of posts on Drypoint printing at home without a press. (If you

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Drypoint Etching from Plexiglass with Watercolor

Drypoint Etching from Plexiglass Here’s a frivolous little twirl from the studio; the drypoint etching in this post started with a sketchbook doodle (above) during

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How to Ink a Collagraph Print

The Art of Wiping an Intaglio Plate Inking and wiping an intaglio print is almost an art. Watching a master printmaker ink and wipe an

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Drypoint Etching without a Press

Printing a Drypoint Engraving without a Press In this series of printmaking projects using stuff around the house to make art during the Pandemic, we’ve

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Drypoint engraving of a man with a Chrysler 300 and Godzilla

How to Make a Drypoint Etching from Recycled Plastic, and Print it without a Press

Drypoint Etchings on Recycled Plastic Sheets So far, I’ve experimented with Drypoint etching print from a Trader Joe’s biscotti container here, and a monotype print

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a watercolor painting of flowers - yellow roses in a blue vase

Floral Watercolor Painting – Finding Inspiration in Small Still Life Arrangements

Prepping to Paint Still Life in Watercolor This post has a series of tips and resource links to help you with preparations and planning on

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a watercolor painting of a landscape showing a property line of trees

Beginner Artist Mindset Tips

Comparing Your Art Skills to Other Artists A direct message on Instagram from another artist about being a beginner got me thinking. Just starting out

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Linocut of a nude woman in bed, reaching for a sleeping man

Figurative Linocut Print – Nude Genre Scene

Figurative Linocut Nude Print Exchange This figurative linocut was made a few years ago for a print exchange. The theme of the exchange was The

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How to Make Monotype Prints from a Plastic Blueberry Container

Repurpose Plastic Food Containers into Printmaking Plates Your enthusiasm for this post about converting a plastic cookie container into a drypoint engraving inspired another monotype

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landscape monotype-print-with-watercolor

Monotype Print from Drafting Film with Water Soluble Crayons and Watercolors

Make a Monotype Print with Water Soluble Crayons from a Sheet of Drafting Film You can use water soluble crayons and watercolors on a sheet

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a color woodcut portrait of a woman's face among lily pads

Woodcut Portrait – Manga Style – Hand Painted with Watercolors

Carving a Stylized Manga-Inspired Woodcut Portrait Have you ever made a woodcut? It’s the same process as carving and printing a linocut, except it’s carved

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watercolor sketchbook practice with coastal cliff landscape scenes

Watercolor Landscape Studies in a Sketchbook

Watercolor Landscape Studies in a Sketchbook I’m testing another watercolor sketchbook with a series of small watercolor landscape studies featuring coastal scenes. I used a

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watercolor and colored pencil on an etchr lab sketchbook of a woman walking through flowers

Etchr Watercolor Sketchbook Figure Study

Coursing the Heliconi My friend Sarah recommended trying an Etchr Watercolor Sketchbook, so I bought this one to test the paper. Using the grid method,

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figurative painting in watercolor of a girl in a chair reaching up to pet a cat

Watercolor Painting in a Sketchbook

Watercolor Sketchbook Practice Watercolor artists I’ve admired over the years write often about the importance of a sketchbook practice. Even so, I could never seem

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Klimt Inspired Linocut Portrait – Winged

A Klimt Art Fan (forever) I saw my first Klimt painting projected on a large screen in a college auditorium during an Art History class.

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fantasy portrait nude collagraph print art

Make a Collagraph Print from Mat Board and Glue

What is a Glue Collagraph? A glue collagraph is a printmaking plate made from a stiff base, like mat board, with a printable design applied

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colored pencil and dark field monotype portrait of a girl on a bike in a vintage style

Adding Colored Pencil to Monotype Print Portraits

Colored Pencils to the Rescue Have you ever added colored pencil to your monotype prints? (If you’ve never made a monotype, read on…) Whether your

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Watercolor Painting Sketchbook – Study of African Violets

Watercolor Painting Sketchbook Studies Watercolor painting sketchbook studies of African violets became my meditation last week. I snapped a photo of a pink African violet

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still life watercolor painting os a chopping block with freshly washed granny smith green apples, a knife, and a wedge of laughing cow cheese near a cup of coffee

Find Ideas for Watercolors with Your Phone’s Camera

Where to Find Ideas for Watercolors Artists are in a hard crush to render our world in pigments, graphite, charcoal, etc. These days, we’re limited to finding inspiration

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Drypoint Printmaking with Recycled Plastic and the Stomp Method of transferring the print without a press

Drypoint Printmaking using a Cookie Container without a Press

While nibbling a cookie (Trader Joe’s Biscotti), I was pondering drypoint printmaking without a press. The cookie container in my hand was sturdy and smooth,

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a watercolor sketch of a little girl in a pink chef's hat and apron, sitting on the counter, squeezing candy dough into a baking tray

How to Talk Yourself into Painting More Often

Art Tips from History Practice makes perfect. The secret to success is consistency of purpose. Plan your work, and work your plan. Successful specialists have

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Make a Collagraph with Mat Board and Construction Paper

What is a Collagraph? The word collagraph sounds a bit like the word collage, right? The root of the word – Colla is derived from

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