Building The Art Garden
About the colouring in page
About the drawing
About having more arty fun
About sharing
This colouring in page is a free download for you to print out and colour in
It is taken from a drawing that I, Mandy, did in the late 90's
It was drawn using Faber Castel and Derwent pencils on a black leathercraft paper
Here are the colours that I used in the original, next to the example of the page for you to print out and colour in
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and here is a larger version of the drawing - so that you can put it on your screen, have a closer look and use it like a jigsaw puzzle/colour by numbers if you want to
This drawing is me .... and how I felt
There is me- the green landscape - green for growth
above me is my spirit - flying with a sense of hope and togetherness
The sky is yellow - alert, bright, intelligent,factual
at the bottom is the earth - representing my past
full of death and loss
and in between me and my past is emotion
represented by the flowing blue river
it protects me from my past and keeps me boyant
At first when I sketched out the drawing I had placed chains between my body and my past.
As I was colouring in - I realised how foolish it was to hold on to all this stuff
like I was literally chaining myself to the past!!
So I coloured the chains away with the emotional water.
But I couldnt let go of the past completely, because I had to draw in the little red boat -
which was my anger -moving against the flow of my emotions
click on any of the images below to see the other pictures in this series
Have you ever thought about playing with watercolour
I can show you some really simple exercises
that anyone can do ..... and love
Coloured pencils are fun - I know!
because I was a coloured pencil artist for 20 years
and I loved it
But there is even more fun to be had with watercolour and markmaking
its the next step in growing your artistic skills
and the methods I show you
expand your creativity and freedom
you still get to use your pencils
and its so much better
I can show you a simple pathway to explore art
that is way more relaxing
where there is no right or wrong
where the art you create is ALL YOU
and with my simple direction
all the artworks you create are beautiful
If you are ready to create something free, loose and ORIGINAL- I can help you
click the button below to read about a free easy course to start your journey
so start with the free course ... and if you like my style of teaching - then there are plenty more options
I create art workshop books and send them all over the world with artisinal watercolour paint that I make
These books are all about an easy step by step program to explore Abstract Art
This was the same pathway that I took
to go from being a lyrical coloured pencil artist, creating works like the drawings I am sharing here
- to becoming an abstract watercolour and multimedia painter
and having more fun with creating art than i have ever had before
you can too
I would love to see anything you create - your welcome to put it in the mandyevansartist creative community
just request to join and you will be let straight through
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Hi - I'm Mandy and I help people expand thier creativity and discover a real freedom,joy and originality in their work
by branching out into easy abstract markmaking art
I shall explain
For 30 years, as a career artist, I spent every day creating art that has meaning - tells a story - says something
and - I LOVED IT
but I always deep down wanted to be free and loose
Everything that I drew had a certain shape, a certain line
it had portent and meaning
which is great
but its also restrictive - and has boundaries
If you dont get that line right ... then it looks wrong
So when I finally broke through - and discovered the freedom in just painting for paintings sake
by just using simple spashes of colour and markmaking patterns
I can honestly say I have never enjoyed being an artist more
There is so much liberation in just letting the paint flow
and looking at the colours blend
and not having to SAY something
There is a freedom in abstraction and patterning
a relaxation and a letting go with the chaos of watercolour
and ITS YOUR ORIGINAL ART
its all you
instead of looking at wether your tree looks like a tree
you are looking at your work thinking about the balance of shapes and colour
this process makes you think about the fundamentals of a painting
and not the surface story
this makes you a MUCH better artist
Its easy
and free
so check it out and see what you think