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Watercolor, 8x10 (sold)

I'm not sure I will ever get enough of these baby goat portraits! The brightness fits their colorful personalities. This is Nettle. She was a 2019 baby at the Mother Ranch. Sh...

Today's watercolor sketch prompt is, "keepsake." "It's a sketch! Say it out loud and stop beating yourself up about it!" This is my internal monologue. These plain brown disks bring back bright and ...

Watercolor, 6x9

I've joined a facebook group called World Watercolor Group and they have a daily prompt for a watercolor sketch. It's a great way to get out of the grip of perfectionism. A sketch is ...

Watercolor, 9x12, available

After all the animals, I decided to dive in. As a first portrait in watercolor, I'm pretty happy with the results. As always, I see the places I would do things differentl...

Watercolor, 7x12 (sold)

I was debating on what to paint next when Brad said, "Paint a piglet." Huh. Well that was weird, he doesn't usually have requests! We wandered Pinterest for a bit and he saw a...

Watercolor, 8x10, available

If you're interested in taking a free online class based on this baby goat, click here! You will get a free pdf line drawing (in the YouTube Description) for you to trace ...

Watercolor, 6x9 (sold)

I'm enjoying painting all these bright and happy baby animals! I hope someday I get to have a foal here at the ranch. If you'd like to see this piece being painted, click here ...

Watercolor, 6x9, available

'Tis the season. Baby goats everywhere!

Love to all from the Mother Ranch,

Julia

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Watercolor, 6x9 (sold)

I've realized that when I'm unsure about something I want to paint but don't yet know how, I paint animals. I've painted animals for so long that they feel like old friends. Si...

Brené Brown has started a podcast and her very first session last week had me laughing out loud. In it, she talks about the FFT aka the Effing First Time. It's so worth a listen. Stick your earbuds ...