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Are you ready to paint every day?
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Thank you for joining us in this month's practice. We had a lot of fun, and we hope you did too! If you would, please respond to this brief survey about this Creativebug practice: https://forms.gle/ZbdJ2onxRUvTCX417 Keep scrolling for information about St. Louis County Library's next daily practice, Personal Map Making, as well as some other daily painting practices you might enjoy. Happy Painting! |
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Share your progress or see what others are up to on Instagram
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Summer Reading Club for adults starts June 1 and runs through August 10, 2024 Sign up and receive a free book when you register. The program offers great prizes! For more information and to sign up, visit
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Learn how to paint a new flower every day with help from acclaimed watercolor artist, Yao Cheng. Known for her flowing, elegant style, Yao shares her technique for capturing the feeling of flowers rather than trying to paint them realistically. In each part of this 31-day challenge, she explores the ideal brush strokes needed to paint the petals and leaves of popular flowers like dahlias, poppies, peonies and hydrangeas. Through these daily lessons, you will hone your brush skills, discover new color combinations, and learn how to capture light, energy, and movement in your own floral interpretations.
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Daily Painting Challenge: 28 Acrylic Studies (https://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/daily-painting-challenge-28-acrylic-studies) Whether you’re a casual artist or a seasoned painter, everyone can benefit from a daily painting practice. Artist extraordinaire Courtney Cerruti takes you on a 28-day journey of painting the world around you – from fruits, vegetables, and objects, to complex portraits – all using acrylic craft paints and basic brushes. Learn fundamental skills for working with this versatile medium, including how to add shadows, depth and dimension. No matter your skill level, Courtney’s gentle instruction and daily guidance will invigorate your practice.
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Painting Books in the Library's Collection
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A year of watercolour : a seasonal guide to botanical watercolour painting
by Harriet De Winton
"A Year of Watercolour walks readers through the creation of beautiful and evocative watercolor scenes including seasonal plants emerging, animal hibernation and migration, speckled eggs in a bird's nest, home-grown vegetables and much more. With a wide array of subjects, Harriet explores the idea of seasonality around the world, whether that's cherry blossoms signalling spring in Japan, the red and brown leaves of autumnal New England, or the summer strawberries of the UK. Alongside the seasonal tutorials, Harriet includes advice on how to observe and depict nature at close hand -- including creating a travel kit for 'painting walks' out in nature, and charting the growth of a plant over the course of a single season"
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Painting calm : connect to nature through the art of watercolour
by Inga Buividavice
"Painting Calm teaches you to find your inner artist, connect to soothing nature (and your feelings), and embrace the tranquility of painting in this earthy, watercolour instruction book from nature lover, teacher and artist Inga Buividavice"
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eBooks available on demand through Hoopla Only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month. A streaming platform for audiobooks, comics, eBooks, movies, music and TV.
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