Ashley Weaver
@troopofechos.bsky.social
"Retired" Animal Scientist pushes paint around on paper.
📍NC
Watercolor, ink, and pencils 🎨
👋 Insta and Cara @troopofechos
📍NC
Watercolor, ink, and pencils 🎨
👋 Insta and Cara @troopofechos
November 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
More parks! It's been wonderful getting outside and makes me feel so much better. Forest therapy 🥰
PS - it sounds like the children playing in the park are playing in the sewer hahaha
#pleinair #sketching at Laurel Hills
#art #drawing Stillman & Birn #sketchbook
PS - it sounds like the children playing in the park are playing in the sewer hahaha
#pleinair #sketching at Laurel Hills
#art #drawing Stillman & Birn #sketchbook
November 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
More parks! It's been wonderful getting outside and makes me feel so much better. Forest therapy 🥰
PS - it sounds like the children playing in the park are playing in the sewer hahaha
#pleinair #sketching at Laurel Hills
#art #drawing Stillman & Birn #sketchbook
PS - it sounds like the children playing in the park are playing in the sewer hahaha
#pleinair #sketching at Laurel Hills
#art #drawing Stillman & Birn #sketchbook
Drawing at the park while the weather was so nice! 🍁 🍂
Lassiter Mill
H pencil in Stillman & Birn Alpha #sketchbook #pleinair #drawing #sketch #landscape
Lassiter Mill
H pencil in Stillman & Birn Alpha #sketchbook #pleinair #drawing #sketch #landscape
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Drawing at the park while the weather was so nice! 🍁 🍂
Lassiter Mill
H pencil in Stillman & Birn Alpha #sketchbook #pleinair #drawing #sketch #landscape
Lassiter Mill
H pencil in Stillman & Birn Alpha #sketchbook #pleinair #drawing #sketch #landscape
Hey. This is my reminder to you to wear insect repellent. 👍
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey. This is my reminder to you to wear insect repellent. 👍
I guess I got a wild hair for going outside? Going to lean into it!
Decided to go to nearby Shelley Lake to draw and paint.
Stillman & Birn Alpha series #sketchbook and Strathmore #watercolor postcards.
Decided to go to nearby Shelley Lake to draw and paint.
Stillman & Birn Alpha series #sketchbook and Strathmore #watercolor postcards.
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I guess I got a wild hair for going outside? Going to lean into it!
Decided to go to nearby Shelley Lake to draw and paint.
Stillman & Birn Alpha series #sketchbook and Strathmore #watercolor postcards.
Decided to go to nearby Shelley Lake to draw and paint.
Stillman & Birn Alpha series #sketchbook and Strathmore #watercolor postcards.
My setup and painting
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My setup and painting
I've felt really good this week so far, went to the art museum for about 4 hours the other day, just enjoying the sunshine, the birds, and people watching while I sketched and painted. 🥰
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I've felt really good this week so far, went to the art museum for about 4 hours the other day, just enjoying the sunshine, the birds, and people watching while I sketched and painted. 🥰
Whew, finished with this one. 🥳
Lots of layers involving tricky timing and I am proud.
#watercolor on Arches cold press 9x12
#landscape #mountainscape #forests #traditional #painting #aquarelle #art
Lots of layers involving tricky timing and I am proud.
#watercolor on Arches cold press 9x12
#landscape #mountainscape #forests #traditional #painting #aquarelle #art
October 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Whew, finished with this one. 🥳
Lots of layers involving tricky timing and I am proud.
#watercolor on Arches cold press 9x12
#landscape #mountainscape #forests #traditional #painting #aquarelle #art
Lots of layers involving tricky timing and I am proud.
#watercolor on Arches cold press 9x12
#landscape #mountainscape #forests #traditional #painting #aquarelle #art
Small painting, big painting, reference photo
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Small painting, big painting, reference photo
Finally finished with this one! 💀
That yellow was a bit unruly, but I think I handled it ok.
#watercolor on 9x12 New York Central 100% cotton block
#watercolour #painting #traditionalart #landscape #forest #coastal
That yellow was a bit unruly, but I think I handled it ok.
#watercolor on 9x12 New York Central 100% cotton block
#watercolour #painting #traditionalart #landscape #forest #coastal
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Finally finished with this one! 💀
That yellow was a bit unruly, but I think I handled it ok.
#watercolor on 9x12 New York Central 100% cotton block
#watercolour #painting #traditionalart #landscape #forest #coastal
That yellow was a bit unruly, but I think I handled it ok.
#watercolor on 9x12 New York Central 100% cotton block
#watercolour #painting #traditionalart #landscape #forest #coastal
Smaller version of a bigger painting I'm working on. It helps me problem solve.
#watercolor on Legion 100% cotton block.
#landscape #painting #traditional
#watercolor on Legion 100% cotton block.
#landscape #painting #traditional
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Smaller version of a bigger painting I'm working on. It helps me problem solve.
#watercolor on Legion 100% cotton block.
#landscape #painting #traditional
#watercolor on Legion 100% cotton block.
#landscape #painting #traditional
A little art dump for y'all 😄
#WIP on my next #watercolor #painting and #sketchbook doodles for October prompts.🎃
#WIP on my next #watercolor #painting and #sketchbook doodles for October prompts.🎃
October 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A little art dump for y'all 😄
#WIP on my next #watercolor #painting and #sketchbook doodles for October prompts.🎃
#WIP on my next #watercolor #painting and #sketchbook doodles for October prompts.🎃
Small practice piece while working on a larger version. Sometimes I like to go through the entire steps on a smaller scale first.
#Watercolor in my new little baohong #sketchbook . #art #artshare #traditional
#Watercolor in my new little baohong #sketchbook . #art #artshare #traditional
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Small practice piece while working on a larger version. Sometimes I like to go through the entire steps on a smaller scale first.
#Watercolor in my new little baohong #sketchbook . #art #artshare #traditional
#Watercolor in my new little baohong #sketchbook . #art #artshare #traditional
Classwork 💪.
Doing the same thing 4 times in a row is tedious affffff to me, but, the exercise DOES help!
Finding the major shapes, notan, value study, color study.
#art #watercolor #watercolour
Doing the same thing 4 times in a row is tedious affffff to me, but, the exercise DOES help!
Finding the major shapes, notan, value study, color study.
#art #watercolor #watercolour
September 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Classwork 💪.
Doing the same thing 4 times in a row is tedious affffff to me, but, the exercise DOES help!
Finding the major shapes, notan, value study, color study.
#art #watercolor #watercolour
Doing the same thing 4 times in a row is tedious affffff to me, but, the exercise DOES help!
Finding the major shapes, notan, value study, color study.
#art #watercolor #watercolour
Hahaha right above yours
September 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hahaha right above yours
The finished painting and a close-up.
September 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The finished painting and a close-up.
Paint-along day with Sarah Burns ❤️
Some cute little sheep in the fields of Scotland, where she lives. 🐑
#watercolor on paper (Baohong) 6x8
#art #traditionalart #landscape
Some cute little sheep in the fields of Scotland, where she lives. 🐑
#watercolor on paper (Baohong) 6x8
#art #traditionalart #landscape
September 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Paint-along day with Sarah Burns ❤️
Some cute little sheep in the fields of Scotland, where she lives. 🐑
#watercolor on paper (Baohong) 6x8
#art #traditionalart #landscape
Some cute little sheep in the fields of Scotland, where she lives. 🐑
#watercolor on paper (Baohong) 6x8
#art #traditionalart #landscape
Cleaned up the Nerdio™ and now Johnny's sweaty visage is staring at me...
September 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Cleaned up the Nerdio™ and now Johnny's sweaty visage is staring at me...
Reading through Hazel Soan's new book and wanted to try my hand at my interpretation. I am not a floral artist, but I like this.
#Watercolor on a Strathmore watercolor postcard
#art #painting #traditionalart #floral
#Watercolor on a Strathmore watercolor postcard
#art #painting #traditionalart #floral
September 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Reading through Hazel Soan's new book and wanted to try my hand at my interpretation. I am not a floral artist, but I like this.
#Watercolor on a Strathmore watercolor postcard
#art #painting #traditionalart #floral
#Watercolor on a Strathmore watercolor postcard
#art #painting #traditionalart #floral
I take art classes over Zoom. They're during the day, so I (lovingly) say that I'm hanging out with the "retirement club." I don't like to use my face for things. This makes the lineup hilarious to me. 😂
September 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I take art classes over Zoom. They're during the day, so I (lovingly) say that I'm hanging out with the "retirement club." I don't like to use my face for things. This makes the lineup hilarious to me. 😂
Accurate? Or MOST Accurate?
September 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Accurate? Or MOST Accurate?
September 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM