blueshineart: Thank you @rtsygirl for asking me to paint your kids for your Family Holiday Portrait. I love how the spirit shines through in this one of your kids! . . #blueshineart #holidayportrait #familyportrait #makeartthatsells #lovewhatido #instaillustration #ill
blueshineart: While I wait... this @derwentpencils #coloursoft black pencil is DIVINE! It’s butter soft. I love it! @sktchyapp inspired portrait. You can sign up for my new portrait classes with the link in my Bio
blueshineart: My palette needed cleaning. So I used the paint which was on there to create this quick pattern. I can use it for Gift Tags for Christmas. I haven’t had a chance to sit down until now... I’ve been busy putting up posters for @mamasandchicks . I hope your
blueshineart: I love how this one turned out. If you’d like to order a Family Christmas Portrait, there’s still time! Email me or DM me. Happy Monday! . . #blueshineart #familyportrait #familyholidayportraits #holidayportraits #watercolorpainting #winsorandnewton #figu
blueshineart: I’m pretty excited... actually I’m SUPER excited to have a class being released on @sktchyapp TODAY . There are 4 lessons in total, Markers, Watercolours, Acryla Gouache and Acrylics. THANK YOU to everyone who has signed up already! You can sign up with t
blueshineart: I’ve almost finished this one. Just have to clean up the text on the flags. If you’d like to order a Family Christmas Portrait, there’s still time! Email me or DM me. Happy Sunday! . . #blueshineart #familyportrait #familyholidayportraits #holidayportrait
blueshineart: I created this portrait using Acryla Gouache for Lesson 3 of my new class on @sktchyapp , Portraits in Color, which comes out this Sunday, Oct. 28. TOMORROW! Sign up now to get the discount price. Link in my bio! . . #blueshineart #charlottehamiltonclass
blueshineart: I created this portrait using watercolours for Lesson 2 of my new class on @sktchyapp , Portraits in Color, which comes out this Sunday, Oct. 28. Sign up now to get the discount price. Link in my bio! . . #blueshineart #charlottehamiltonclass #blueshinear
blueshineart: Today’s #inktober drawing was of a girl on the @sktchyapp . I want to attempt this one again in the future , her head was overly tilted back in the photograph and I don’t think I captured it as I should have. This one was good practice for me using micron
blueshineart: I created this portrait in markers for Lesson 1 of my new class, Portraits in Color, which comes out this Sunday, Oct. 28. Sign up now to get the discount price. Link in my bio! This ones inspired by Merel K who is on the @sktchyapp . . . #blueshineart #c
blueshineart: Late night sketch... using one of my favourite muses over on the @sktchyapp - Isabel T . DID YOU KNOW ...ON October 28th, THIS Sunday... @sktchyapp will release my first set of portrait classes! You can find out more info if you go to the link in my bio.
blueshineart: This one took a lot of time but was a lot of fun to do! Thanks @alexp55555 💗 There’s still time to order your Holiday Family Portrait! . . #blueshineart #watercolourpainting #holidayfamilyportraits #familyportraits #onmytable #inmystudio #onthe
blueshineart: Product and design placement. As I accumulate drawings and designs, sketches and paintings... I start to think about the daily drawings that I create and how I can apply them to product placement. So these three #inktober images which @lisacongdon taught
blueshineart: #Day23 #inktober . Notice how I covered the @sktchyapp muse’s hand with the micron I was using! The hand is a disaster!!! But I like the face... I need to sketch more hands... I watched @vinganapathy ‘s Class today on @sktchyapp and his hands which he ske
blueshineart: So happy with how this one turned out . You still have time to order... taking orders until November 1st for your Family Holiday Portrait. You can either email or DM me. . . #blueshineart #familyillustration #watercolourpainting #paintingoftheday #myevery
blueshineart: I’m supposed to be putting posters up for my @mamasandchicks Merry Market this morning. But... it’s raining... and may even be snowing! These are from last night’s catch up with @lisacongdon ‘s class over on @creativebug for the #inktober daily challenge.
blueshineart: We made calendars today on our Workshop. This is mine... not finished. I have BEN trying to come up with an idea for my 2019 Calendar for a little while now... Et Voila... Birds. . . #blueshineart #calendar2019 #2019calendar #birdtober #avianart #birdillu
blueshineart: Hello Monday! How does your week look? I’m starting the week teaching ... which is always a BIG yes in my mind. I have a workshop today for some great kids. Follow along in my stories to see what we’ll be making. AND for those of you who missed my post ye
blueshineart: What do you pair your coffee with? Mine goes really well with a side of paint. Just a reminder that you have two more weeks to get your Family Xmas Portrait orders in! This one is for a lovely family in Orono. I’ll be finishing this today. Check back late
blueshineart: QUESTION : is your index finger LONGER or SHORTER than your ring finger? Catching up. I’m loving @lisacongdon ‘s Classes for this month’s daily Art Challenge. Although I get a little behind, it’s ok... her classes are so wonderful and I think anyone could
blueshineart: I have a few little touches to add... but it’s pretty much complete. Happy Hump Day! Oh, and if you’d like to order a custom Family illustration from me... please either email or DM me. 💗 . . #blueshineart #familyportraits #familyillustration #
blueshineart: Late to bed and up early finishing this one. I love how he tree turned out. . IF you’re thinking of ordering a Family Christmas Portrait from me... DM me as soon I will be giving everyone a deadline for custom orders. 😊 . . #blueshineart #christmasf
blueshineart: Each Family Portrait is sketched out in pencil, then the sketch is refined in a thin micron pen...after which the pencil marks are erased. And now I have 6 large colouring pages to fill in. If you’d like a Family Portrait Christmas Card, please DM me for
blueshineart: Happy Weekend! Just finished this one last night, but the light was so terrible so I had to wait to take the photo. . . #blueshineart #christmasfamilyportraits #watercolourpainting #royalcopenhagen #winsorandnewton #canoetrip #familyportrait #portraitillu
blueshineart: Here’s one I finished yesterday. Thank you Mar Family for wanting me to paint YOU all. 💗 . . #blueshineart #celebrationoflife #familyportraits #familyportrait #watercolourpainting #winsorandnewton #allin #lilrichard #rhapsodyoftheseas #christma
blueshineart: Happy Friday everyone! Here’s me in the midst of Holiday Family Portraits. I’m doing them on larger sized watercolour paper than in past years. Thank you to those who have put in their orders. If I could paint these all year round... I would. 😊 . .
blueshineart: If you know me, food is as important as art in my Life. I’ll watch @bravotopchef and @masterchefonfox and @masterchefuk and @masterchefau all day if I could... And the chefs become personalities which I become attached to... so when @cheffati started post
blueshineart: Can you imagine a World without the internet? I know as a Mum of two teenage girls... the internet scares me... BUT on the other hand, WOW... are we ever fortunate to be able to take classes to improve ourselves either generally or creatively. My motto is
blueshineart: I may have gone a little heavy on the pinks on her cheeks. Isabel T was my muse for this one. I was going to sketch her out with pen first and then decided to go straight in with the inks. Combining a @creativebug and @sktchyapp classes/challenge for #day
blueshineart: Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends and IG followers. Thank you ALL for checking in here as much as you do... thank you for your sweet comments... I hope you know how much I appreciate you all. 💗 Wishing you all an amazing weekend wit