Bright Threads Studio

Bloom

Originally uploaded by AmyEileen Koester.

This is a piece created from a sketch in my journal. I used Golden Acrylics (thank you for the lovely Mother’s Day gift Joanna and Ted). I like the texture of the dryer sheet a lot. I did have to be gentle painting over it to avoid making holes. Of course if you WANT holes it would be easy to distress.

Sunset pier

Originally uploaded by Amy Eileen Koester.

This is a mixed media piece using ink and watercolors. The pier is at Flagler Beach, which makes the sunset a fantasy. I prefer sunsets to sunrises; they occur at a more reasonable time of day.

Rose hips

Originally uploaded by Amy Eileen Koester.

I did this 15 minute sketch while waiting for my daughter at a doctor’s office. I used a pen for the initial outline, colored pencil for the background and watercolor for the rest.

day-six

Originally uploaded by Amy Eileen Koester.

I have a much harder time with the sketches done in color. I’m not entirely sure why, but I suppose that means I need to continue with the colored drawings to improve. Or maybe just do pencil so it is fun. After all you can’t let the christian work ethic overwhelm your creativity, right?

applecorelady

Originally uploaded by Amy Eileen Koester.

The prompt for this lady was an apple core. You can see the original photo at Milliande Creativity Club.