I haunt Ruth Wilshaw’s YouTube channel and yesterday she posted a live paint-along for this gorgeous winter snowglobe. I couldn’t say no.
HIMI gouache on 6x6 aquaboard. I need to seal the painting still but I’m utterly in love. I may actually keep this one. The aquaboard is lovely to work on and I like the solid base.
That’s so pretty!
Very pretty! I have some aqua board but have been afraid to use it because $$$. I might have to give it a try!
And yay keeping it for yourself!
Oh my word, this is delightful!
@Magpie, @Manders, & @photojenn - thank you!
@photojenn - the nice thing about paint is you can always paint over it if you hate something. Give the aquaboard a try, I bet you’ll love it!
It’s so pretty!
Lovely and ethereal!
Absolutely gorgeous! I especially love the way you faded the tree into the curve of the globe on the right. It’s spectacular!
@madebyBeaG, @TheMistressT , & @gozer - thank you!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Oh wow! This is so beautiful and magical! I just want to hop in there and ignore the rest of the world!
Woohoo! We’re ringing in the New Year with this awesome featured project! Congrats!
Thank you @Mountains_and_Clouds! And thank you for the feature @Abbeeroad!
I’m going to have to look up aquaboard and find out what it is, I’ve never heard of it.
You should definitely keep this piece, it came out beautiful! I love the subtlety of the background against the foreground. I also really like the background behind the globe and the differing shades of blue, they provide a really nice night sky effect. And speaking of nice effects, I love the way the tree trunk and branches are lit up by the lamp!
Aquaboard is a flat wooden panel coated with a thin layer of clay and medium that makes it act similar to watercolor paper. They can be a bit pricey so this is the first time I’ve worked with it and it has a texture similar to rough watercolor paper. That texture became more pronounced after I sealed the painting but it’s not unpleasant. Though I think I prefer a completely flat texture for gouache, tbh.
Thank you for the compliments! I really, really love this piece.
Lovely piece! Gouache is the perfect medium for snow. You’ve captured the feel of winter perfectly.
Also looking into aquaboard… 
Thank you!
So pretty. I’m going to have to look into aquaboard.
This is lovely, great work!
