Tag: watercolor


Boreal Chickadee in the studio

Work is coming along pretty well. Today I have been working on the branch using watercolours. Actual size of the illustration is 17 inches wide by 11.25 inches high.

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Boreal Chickadee in progress

As I work on the feathers, I am already thinking ahead about how I will illustrate the branch.

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Ready, set, colour…

The tedious process of illustrating feathers has begun. I’m using .2 mm embossing stylus along with Faber-Castell Colour Pencils.

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Boreal Chickadee Illustration

The Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonica is an extremely rare visitor to Niagara Region. I’ve chosen to illustrate this particular bird for its beautiful colouring. This illustration will be mixed media …

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Echinacea purpurea – Eastern Purple Coneflower

This illustration was created using just a little watercolor to determine shadows and highlights and Faber-Castell Polychromos color pencils for all detail work. All that needs to be done now is …

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Watercolour/Mixed Media Workshop – Antique Cutlery and Cranberries

Final painting completed today! Mostly painted in watercolour with some detail and highlights in Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils. This past December, I became a member of the Pelham Art Association. They offer …

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House Finch Illustration – work in progress

This week at Inkberry Studio, I’m learning about Niagara Birds, specifically about the House Finch ‘Carpodacus mexicanus’. The House Finch is native to the west, but in the 1940s pet …

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‘Cyanistes caeruleus’, Blue Tit Illustration, March 16, 2014

Earlier illustration which I completed in March 2014. Mixed media water-colour and colour pencil illustration of a Blue Tit. Museum quality giglée prints are available for purchase at Etsy.com

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InkberryStudio etsy.com shop is open!

This week at Inkberry Studio – Giclee prints are now available for purchase through www.etsy.com at my ‘InkberryStudio’ Shop! I will be adding more artwork as they become available.

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Welcome!

Tarja Barton is a graphic designer and illustrator who works traditionally with acrylics, watercolour, pen and ink as well as graphite. She also creates digital art using Adobe Photoshop and …

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