Winter holidays can stuff your home with relatives, gifts, and gear. There’s room for art, too—just think small.
Try these petite projects:
Portable sketchbooks allow for art anytime and anywhere—with family in the kitchen or living room, late at night in a cozy bed, or even in the bathtub, à la Bonnard.
Create a festive still life sketch. Think colorful lights, wreaths, snow globes, holiday foods, candles— you get the idea.
A postcard-sized watercolor in a readymade frame makes a great gift. Or create a series to keep and hang together or to inspire a new body of work.
Make it shine. Everything seems to shimmer during the holidays, so reach for the metallic paints, pens and inks. Don’t scrimp on the mica or glitter. Heighten the drama by using a black surface.
If you’re solo in the studio, turn on your favorite holiday music and see what transpires. Need a theme to jumpstart your creativity? Try the winter solstice.
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