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KT Maas
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Watercolor & Mixed Media Artist

Urban Sketching • Travel Journal • Landscape Sketches • Sketchbook

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktmaasart/
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I shouldn’t be surprised that I have more blue and green paints, colored pencils, and water soluble crayons than any other colors.

🎨: #gouache, #coloredpencil, neocolor II’s

#art
#painting
#mixedmedia
Sketchbook page with a painting of a tree with foliage in the background
February 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I’ve been really drawn to painting landscapes and seascapes lately. As beautiful as the snow is, I’m missing spending more time outside!

🎨: #gouache, colored pencil, #watercolor

#art
#painting
#landscape
#seascape
#ocean
Sketchbook page with a painting of waves hitting rocky cliffs
February 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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As someone who defaults to representational art, it’s been a fun personal challenge to branch out (tree pun intended!)

🎨: #gouache, #neocolor, #coloredpencil

#art
#painting
#trees
#neon
Painting of a tree in vibrant pinks, oranges, and blues
February 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Trying out the mini black #watercolor paper I bought on a whim 🐠
January 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Quick shoreline sketch yesterday afternoon

🎨: #watercolor, Derwent Inktense colored pencils

#art
#painting
#landscape
#beach
#mixedmedia
Watercolor painting of a shoreline with green algae covered rocks by the water
January 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Commission I painted last year for a realtor who wanted a special closing gift for her clients that were selling their longtime home 🏡

🎨: #watercolor, micron pen

#painting
#art
Watercolor painting of a two story brick house with trees and a blue sky
January 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Continuing to experiment with gouache, especially in mixed media sketches. I love how nicely colored pencil can layer with it.

🎨: #gouache, colored pencil, neocolor II

#mixedmedia
#painting
#floral
#art
Painting of red poppies on a green background with smaller yellow, purple, and white flowers fading into the background
January 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Sketch of Old Town Alexandria, VA in in winter

🎨: micron pen, acrylic ink

#sketch
#sketchbook
#pen
#art
Sketch in black ink of houses on a corner of Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia
January 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Flowering cactus I painted almost a year ago - time flies!

🎨: #watercolor

#painting
#art
#cactus
#succulents
#plants
Watercolor painting of a green cactus with a single pink flower in bloom
January 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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When I don’t know what to draw or paint, apparently I start with fish! 🐟

🎨: #watercolor, #marker, #gouache, #mixedmedia, #coloredpencil

#sketchbook
#painting
#art
#fish
A collage of six different photos of paintings and drawings of colorful fish
January 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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So glad Urban Sketchers is on Bluesky now too! I try to meet up with the Ann Arbor, MI chapter whenever I’m free.

#urbansketching
Sketch of a brick fireplace in a coffee shop next to a yellow wall
January 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Puerta de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸

🎨: #watercolor

#painting
#architecture
#spain
#madrid
#art
Watercolor painting of Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid, Spain (neo-classical gate in front of green grass and pink flowers)
January 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Work in progress in my sketchbook that I intended to be in a loose, sketchy style but accidentally began making too detailed.

🎨: #gouache, #watercolor

#art
#painting
#sketchbook
#flowers
Sketchbook open on a table with a painting of a bouquet in progress and a palette with paint in the background
January 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Garibaldi Park, British Colombia, Canada 🇨🇦

🎨: #gouache, Derwent Inktense pencils, Caran d’Ache Neocolor II

#painting
#landscape
#mixedmedia
#art
#sketchbook
Loose sketch of a rocky cliff overlooking a blue lake with misty mountains in the background Close up of the loose sketch of the rocks and grasses
January 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Colosseum, Rome 🇮🇹

🎨: #watercolor

#painting
#watercolour
#architecture
#art
January 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Housewarming gift for some dear friends 🏡

🎨: #watercolor, #ink

#art
#sketching
#illustration
#painting
Watercolor painting of a blue house
January 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Sketching historic houses in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia

🎨: #pen, #gouache

#sketching
#architecture
#drawing
#art
Drawing of a historic house in pen with a peach background
January 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Quick sketch of Roche de Solutré in France from a photo I took while visiting a couple years ago

🎨: #gouache, #watercolor

#landscape
#art
#painting
#sketchbook
Painting of La Roche de Solutré in France with vineyards in front
December 29, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Enjoying my new Etchr mixed media sketchbook. 100% cotton paper is such a treat to work with in sketchbook form!

🎨: #watercolor, #fineliner

#art
#sketchbook
#painting
Watercolor painting of a green door with purple flowering bushes on either side of the walkway
December 28, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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Sardine sketches

🎨 #watercolor

#sketchbook
#art
#fish
#painting
Hand holding open pages of a watercolor sketchbook that have paintings of multiple sardines in a loose style
December 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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A handful of sketches and paintings from the past year. (most didn’t make the cut to keep the video to 30 seconds!)

#urbansketching
#watercolor
#urbansketch
#mixedmedia
#art
December 22, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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Cabo Mayor lighthouse in Santander, Spain 🇪🇸

🎨: #watercolor, #gouache, #fineliner

#art
#painting
#landscape
Watercolor painting of a lighthouse on the cliffs with the ocean
December 18, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Sketch of a lovey corner of a friend’s backyard while visiting this summer

🎨: #watercolor, #ink

#urbansketching
#urbansketch
#lineandwash
#sketchbook
#art
Sketch of a fence and fig tree in pen and watercolor
December 11, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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Palacio de la Torre in Tunja, Colombia 🇨🇴

🎨: #watercolor, #fineliner

#art
#urbansketching
#urbansketch
#blueskyart
Watercolor painting of a building on a corner with some people walking by on the street
December 8, 2024 at 7:59 PM
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Quick mixed media sketch before work this morning using a reference photo for inspiration

🎨: acrylic ink, neocolor II, #watercolor pencils & fineliner

#art
#mixedmedia
#sketchbook
Sketch of a coastal town in Manarola, Italy. Colorful buildings in the cliffs overlooking the blue sea.
December 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM