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Stef
@stefscrafty.bsky.social
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Knitter and watercolor artist, always learning something new!
Check out my artwork here: https://stefs-crafty.square.site/
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Quick little landscape (lakescape?) I did while enjoying the springtime weather on the deck ☀️ #watercolor #art #artsky
A watercolor painting sitting on a wooden table in the sunlight. The painting is done in a loose style and depicts a turquoise lake with a tiny rowboat in the center, some dark green hills in the background, and grass in the foreground. The top corners are framed with leaves from trees hanging overhead.
May 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Playing around with abstracts again. This was inspired by a walk I took with my husband in a forest preserve near our house. #watercolor #art #abstractart #artsky
A watercolor abstract landscape painting. There is a blue sky, and a gray foreground that is inspired by a creek. There are also splashes of bright green ink in the center of the painting inspired by the signs of early spring. I used a brown watercolor pencil to draw branches shooting out from the green ink and twigs on the ground underneath.
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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The weather was so nice the other day I was able to paint outside! Just did a couple of quick sunset/night scenes. #watercolor #art #artsky
Two small watercolor paintings sit on a wooden desk, with a watercolor palette and two paint brushes. The painting on the left depicts a nighttime landscape, with an indigo sky and clouds, and a hint of magenta low on the horizon. In the foreground are pine trees silhouetted against the sky. The painting on the right depicts the last moments of sunset, with bright yellow on the horizon, followed by orange, pink, purple, and finally indigo as night descends. In the foreground are green hills with two distant groups of dark green pine trees.
April 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I finished a project! I feel like it's been awhile 😅 Pattern is Bluegrass by Wool and Pine, yarn is the 2024 advent from Knotty Pine Fiber Co. 🧶 #knitting #knitsky #crafty
A long shawl with fringe on one long side resting on a couch. The shawl is multicolored in a muted rainbow pattern. It is brioche knitted, with the lighter colors forming an elongated honeycomb pattern. A close-up of the top of the shawl. The shawl is multicolored in a muted rainbow pattern. It is brioche knitted, with the lighter colors forming an elongated honeycomb pattern. A close-up of the bottom of the shawl. The shawl is multicolored in a muted rainbow pattern. It is brioche knitted, with the lighter colors forming an elongated honeycomb pattern.
April 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Experimenting with textures. I used plastic wrap for the mountains, and some shredded cheesecloth for the foreground. #watercolor #art #artsky #abstractart
A watercolor painting of a somewhat abstract landscape. The sky is yellow with orange clouds, there are purple mountains in the background that have a rocky texture (from using plastic wrap on wet paint), and the foreground is a gradient yellow-orange-burgundy with plant-like textures (made from torn cheesecloth). There is a road that curves to the left and leads into the mountains.
April 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Painted this one a couple weeks ago and then promptly forgot about it because I had a cold and then went on an art retreat in Costa Rica (which was amazing!). Lonely little tree watching a storm pass by 🌳 #watercolor #art #painting #artsky
A watercolor painting on highly textured handmade paper. A single tree stands alone in the distance in the middle of a green field. On the right, dark purple storm clouds loom, with lighter purple clouds trailing to the left. On the left side, sunshine is beginning to peek out.
March 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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A couple of moody abstract-ish watercolor landscapes. I was so tired yesterday so I just played around until I got something I liked. #watercolor #art #artsky #painting
A watercolor painting of a lake with a storm off in the distance. The storm clouds are an interesting mix of turquoise and purple. The lake is a muted dark blue, darker near the horizon, and you can see swells in the water. A watercolor painting of an abstract forest. The sky is gray with some dark clouds and there are purple tree-like figures that are long and thin and a little creepy. There is a treeline in the background, and a couple clusters of these trees in the foreground. The ground is the same color of purple.
March 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Ok one more waterfall and then I'll move on I promise 😁 #watercolor #art #artsky #painting
A watercolor painting on textured paper of a couple of small waterfalls surrounded by reddish-brown rocks. The water flows into a turquoise blue pool at the bottom. Above the falls are some loosely painted trees, and above that a bright blue sky with some clouds.
March 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Another waterfall, painted in 15 minutes because that was all I had time for! #watercolor #art #artsky #painting
A watercolor painting on very textured paper of a waterfall. The waterfall is in the center of the painting and is flanked by brown rocks, above the waterfall are several pine trees, and the water is in the foreground. The colors are very muted as the pigments tend to fade on this type of paper. The painting is done in a very loose style.
March 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Waterfalls have always been a challenge for me, but I'm moderately happy with this one. I think I tend to overwork them, so I did my best to just keep it loose. #watercolor #art #artsky #painting
A watercolor painting of a waterfall surrounded by green hills and brown stone. The sky is a light gray, and the foreground is dark gray from the water.
February 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Took a break from painting this weekend but I'm back at it! This is inspired by a photo I took on a hike back in December. #watercolor #art #artsky #painting
A watercolor winter landscape. There are two large trees on either side, with the sun peeking around the tree on the left. They both have bare limbs. In the background is an out-of-focus treeline. In the foreground are some snow-covered logs and grasses and twigs poking up out of the blanket of snow. The trees cast long shadows on the snowy ground.
February 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Went a little bigger (7x10") than my norm (4x6" or 5x7"). It was fun but a little scary 😅 I originally thought I'd be more detailed with a larger painting but it's just not my style! #watercolor #art #artsky #painting
A watercolor landscape of a winter scene. There is a row of pine trees in the background, and the sun is peeking through just right of center. The foreground is a flat snowy area, alternating between sunlight and shadow. The overall color is muted lavender, with a purple-gray for the pine trees and orange-yellow for the sunshine and trees that are backlit by the sun.
February 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Finally did some painting today. Things got moody. #watercolor #art #artsky
A monochromatic, atmospheric winter landscape done in watercolor on square paper. The paint used is purple-gray. Overcast sky, dark trees in the background, a river snaking from the treeline into the foreground, a bare tree on the left riverbank, and branches from another tree on the right side. There is snow on the ground on either side of the river.
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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No painting today, only knitting. Pattern is Bluegrass by Wool & Pine, yarn is the 2024 Knotty Pine Fiber Co advent 🧶 #knitting #knitsky
A multicolored brioche knitted shawl sitting in a woman's lap. Her left hand rests on top holding a knitting needle. A brioche knitted shawl laying flat. It is multicolored with a kind of muted rainbow stripe pattern, and the brioche stitch pattern creates a honeycomb texture.
February 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Painting the northern lights is fun but always a challenge. The pink and green almost got muddy but indigo saved the day! #watercolor #art #artsky #painting
A watercolor painting of the Aurora Borealis, or northern lights. The sky is lit up with bright yellow-green and neon pink, with streaks of indigo for the night sky. There are silhouetted trees low in the foreground, with a couple of tall trees on the right side.
February 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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A couple of quick little pine tree landscapes 🌲 #watercolor #painting #art #artsky
A light blue winter landscape with clouds in the sky, blurred pine trees in the background and five darker pine trees to the right of the foreground. A blueish-purple watercolor landscape with snowy mountains in the background, a lake in the midground, and pine trees in the foreground. The two trees on the left and right of the painting are tall, and the three trees in the middle are shorter, allowing a vantage point for the lake.
February 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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A couple of moody cloudy scenes 💜 💙 #watercolor #art #artsky
A watercolor painting of a thunderstorm. The entire painting is shades of purple, with dark clouds hanging over some hills in the distance. Lightning flashes on the left and right sides using shimmery paint. A moody watercolor landscape using phthalo blue and neutral tint. The blue sky is dark with clouds that are reflected in the lake below. The lake is surrounded by a very dark landscape with a hill on the right side and plants and grass in the foreground.
February 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Snowy trees by the water. I used some coarse sea salt to get the texture on the trees, which is fun but requires patience while you wait for the salt to do it's thing ⏳ #watercolor #art #artsky
A monochromatic watercolor painting of snowy trees along a river,v with birds flying over the trees. Payne's Gray was used, along with salt on the trees to absorb some of the paint and create a snowy effect.
February 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Exploring monochrome. I love using indigo for monochromatic paintings! 💙 #watercolor #art #artsky
A monochromatic watercolor painting of a foggy winter scene. There are pine trees on the left and right of the painting, and are reflected in a lake in the foreground. The entire piece has been painted in indigo.
February 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I did a soft pastel version of the desert scene I did last week. My watercolor brain had no problem painting it but my pastel brain struggled a little. Just means I gotta keep practicing! #art #softpastel #artsky
A desert scene in soft pastel. The sun is setting behind a mountain, and the desert plants and saguaros are all backlit as the sun peeks over the mountain ridge.
February 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Today was busy but I fit in some painting time 🌅 #watercolor #art #artsky
A watercolor painting of a lake at sunset. The yellow sun is low in the sky, and there are orange and purple clouds overhead. There are indigo trees in the distance, and everything is reflected in the lake. A wooden dock stretches out over the water in the foreground.
February 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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What I paint when I don't have lots of time... Colorful gradient sky and something in silhouette 🌾 #watercolor #art #artsky
A watercolor painting of a sunset starting with purple at the top, then pinkish-red, orange, and bright yellow, then a dark green at the bottom for the grass. There are individual blades of grass in the foreground, along with a silhouetted tall plant with leaves and tiny flowers.
February 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Getting back to my usual stuff. I live in the Midwest but I'm from the desert so it's a subject I return to every so often. Gotta love those saguaros 🌵 #watercolor #art #artsky
A watercolor painting of a desert landscape at sunset. The sky is a bright orange-yellow, and lights up the mountains in the distance. The desert floor is bright yellow-green, and the brush and saguaros are silhouetted against the glowing background.
January 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM