70/100 tiny painting challenge for 2026 (Patreon)

Flamingos for #70! There are so many different ways to blend color in today's painting and I can't wait to show you how. I chose to keep this one more loose, especially with a abstract background, but you can take a more detailed approach if you prefer. Keep in mind that anything can be blended and saved from cauliflower effect if you rinse your brush and tap the excess water onto a paper towel as you blend. I can't wait to see how you do with this one. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: For this project I am using a split primary palette. All colors are Winsor and Newton, except the manganese is Holbein - cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, perm. rose, ultramarine blue, manganese, indigo and sap green. The colors I'm using today are - cad yellow, perm rose and indigo.

Brushes: round 4 & 10 - Princeton

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/LjrtXFZ5veA