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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 21h

Shadows and contrast

Inspired by a photo I took last time I was at the Mendocino Coast Botanic Garden. If you find yourself in that neck of the woods, it's a hidden gem.

#mendocino #watercolor #watercolour #art #painting #artistsofbluesky

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 1d

You'll be glad to know skate rinks are basically unchanged since the early 90s.

Except a lot more Taylor Swift.

Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 9d

Fishing pond at Howe Park, Sacramento

#watercolor #watercolour #landscapeart #art

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 10d

My son is at rehearsal, and I'm enjoying a sunny afternoon before the rain starts tomorrow with my book club book for the month, "The Dream Hotel," by Laila Lalami.

#booksky

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 12d

Negative leaf painting in watercolor

#watercolor #watercolour #art #Autumn

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 12d

When the world is spinning out of control, it helps to draw lots of little lines.

Bonus, I got to try out some new supplies that I found on sale a few weeks ago.

#watercolor #watercolour #art #zentangle #abstract

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 15d

If you live in Sacramento and you don't go to Apple Hill ... is it really fall?

Inspired by my weekend.

#watercolor #watercolour #apples #applehill #fall #Autumn #art #eldoradocounty #californialove

Watercolor painting of a pattern of green and red apples, some of which are cut in half.

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you!

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Alex Nelson @alxnelson.bsky.social · 21d

A male common yellowthroat perched on an oak branch. #birds

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 20d

Gold finch studies

#inkandwash #inkandwatercolor #watercolor #watercolour #birds #art

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · 24d

Card making, inspired by an Ellen Crimini-Trent tutorial (hers were Mothers Day Cards, these have been repurposed into all-purpose cards)

#watercolor #watercolour #flowers #art #cardmaking

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Sep 21

Thank you!

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Sep 21

More fall, different style. This time with gouache.

#watercolor #gouache #fall #fallflowers #art #painting

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Sep 20

Feeling fall

#watercolor #watercolour #art #painting #artistsofbluesky #looseflorals #flowers #fallvibes

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you @watercolourmentor for the loose mountain river tutorial on YouTube!

I love painting landscapes, but struggle to "edit" out the details, which can make for a muddy mess. This was good practice!

#watercolor #watercolour #arttutorial #landscapeart #art #artistsofbluesky

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Sep 2

Another doodly sketchbook spread.

#watercolor #watercolour #inkandwatercolor #art #artistsofbluesky #sketchbook #bugs #insects

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Aug 31

Fishy doodles on a Sunday afternoon.

Thanks to @andrea.nelson.art for the idea to find coloring pages online to get unstuck when the blank page was too much for my brain.

#watercolor #watercolour #inkandwatercolor #fishtank #art #artistsonbluesky

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Aug 24

Summertime is County Fair time!

A study on perspective and summertime

#watercolor #watercolour #countyfair #fair #summer #ferriswheel🎡

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Jul 19

The Waters by Bonnie Jo Campbell was our bookclub book this month. I loved it. A mystic, meandering journey through life, death, childhood, motherhood.

Interestingly, our group was split, my feelings were not unanimous. So take my recommendation with a grain of salt.

#booksky

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Jul 15

Beach day!

Pope's Beach, South Lake Tahoe

Watercolor pencila

#watercolor #pleinair #california #Tahoe #southlaketahoe

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Jul 1

Put this one in the "did not finish" pile. Unfortunately, it fell into the "could have been an article instead of a full book" category that a lot of nonfiction seems to find itself in.

#booksky

Cover of the book "Blink: the power of thinking without thinking" by Malcolm Gladwell

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Jul 1

Read this with a family member. A bit of a change from what I'd been reading, but unfortunately it was timely.

If you're tracking this current administration and lost at what to do, I'd recommend it. It was tough but I feel better armed for the days to come.

#booksky

Cover of the book "On Tyranny: Twenty lessons from the Twenthieth Century" by Timothy Snyder.

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Jul 1

Tree challenge from @dewintonpaperco

#watercolor #watercolour #art #artistsofbluesky

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Jun 7

Little Women is another book that grows with you. I identify with a different sister every time I read it.

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Liz Shields @jinxshields.bsky.social · Jun 7

I've read the Handmaid's Tale 3 or 4 times. As a teen, in my 20s, as a mom in my late 30s. It feels like a different book every time I read it, based on where I am in my life.

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