Artful Living with Crystal Beshara

A little studio sneak peek before Friday! 🔔 Make sure your notification bell is set to "All" so you don’t miss the drop on Friday morning.
☀️We’re diving into one of my favourite landscape techniques: lifting pigment and painting luminous, glowing tree canopies in watercolor. Here is the finished rustic barn demo.

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✨🇨🇦A monthly miniature print subscription delivered straight to your door 💌 this is decembers print sneak peek!🫣

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It was like being on another planet... This is the area in and around the Katla and Kötlujökull glacier.
This is a brand new, 10x10 original watercolour and gouache on 300lb, 100% cotton paper. "Between Ice and Embers, a river flows”

Swipe to see the original inspiration from our trip to Iceland!
$500CAD ships in Canada. Purchase direct from the artist via email or DM

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If I had to strip my studio down to only 8 ride-or-die watercolour brushes, these are the EXACT shapes, bristles and workhorses I’d trust for everything from washes to fine detail and all of my texture techniques (fur, feathers, snow, trees and grasses AND MORE)

Swipe through for the breakdown and why each earned its spot!

Find this and more on my latest blog post: Best Beginner Watercolour Kit: Top Tips from an Art Teacher of 25 years! crystalbeshara.com/crystal-beshara/beginner-waterc…

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You don’t need dozens of brushes to create depth and texture, just the right core set. If I had to strip my studio down to only 8 ride-or-die watercolour brushes, these are the EXACT shapes, bristles and workhorses I’d trust for everything from washes to fine detail and all of my texture techniques (fur, feathers, snow, trees and grasses AND MORE)

Swipe through for the breakdown and why each earned its spot!

Find this and more on my latest blog post: 🥰Best Beginner Watercolour Kit: Top Tips from an Art Teacher of 25 years!
👉crystalbeshara.com/crystal-beshara/beginner-waterc…


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Only 6 left! I so enjoyed working on this calm earthy palette with colours that were new and very reactive in the textured paper. They crackle and break apart. The granulation was fascinating to watch develop as the paint dried.

Each piece is sized to pop directly into a standard 4” × 6” mat opening inside an 8” × 10” frame. They will be signed on the back.

Details:
Price: $100 CAD each (Taxes and tracked shipping included) 🇨🇦 only.

Medium: Original watercolor on archival paper (sold unframed)

How to claim: First come, first served. COMMENT or email me (crystal@crystalbeshara.com)
with the letter (A through I) to claim yours.
If it’s still available, we will arrange an e-transfer to my email (sorry e-transfers only).

Once claimed, I’ll mark it as SOLD in the comments!
UPDATE:
🔴B,G,H are sold

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Celebrating 50K Subscribers! 🎨✨

I am beyond grateful to share that our wonderful creative community has reached 50,000 subscribers! Thank you so much for being here, for sharing in this quiet, mindful art journey, and for bringing such warmth to Artful Living.

To celebrate and say a heartfelt thank you, I’m holding a special 50% OFF Winter Tutorial Sale on two of my favorite online winter classes (featuring The Three Queens holiday card workshop in pen & ink, and Cheery Cardinal)! OFFER ENDS SOON.

Whether you want to cozy up with your sketchbook or dive into some festive painting over the coming weeks, these classes are a wonderful way to unwind.

Where: Visit academy.crystalbeshara.com/ (when you click the "read more" button - you'll see the discount applied)

Details: 50% off applied automatically—no code needed!

Thank you for being part of this journey. Grab a warm drink, settle into your studio space, and let's create something beautiful together this season. ☕️🖌️

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TRYING BAOHONG for the first time. These are small 4x6 studies.
Artists' Watercolor Paper Block (20 Sheets, glued on Four Edges), 100% Cotton, Acid-Free, 140LB/300GSM
Just keep in mind it is really rough for a cold press paper, but it has so much potential !
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I was so frustrated with this 4x6 watercolour, that I scrubbed the whole thing off. What remained was so much more interesting!!! It made me realize that in such a small scale, it’s important (possibly even MORE important) to keep it simple and not so tight or detailed.

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NO RULES !
I think I’ve found an endless well of inspiration from our trip to Iceland 🇮🇸
It has allowed me to explore more subdued earthy hues and look at shape and value more closely. Here are a few raw studies I’ve just completed in the last few days. I so rarely do studies but I’m working out some new pigments with very granular qualities and it’s been fun to play. I’ve also brought in some gouache which, my old rigid “purest” watercolour self from years ago would have been horrified with. Swipe through to take a peek. If you’re curious about any of the pigments used here or are curious about the idea of pricing these studies , I welcome all comments always.

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