by Ona Christie | Jan 23, 2015 | Animal art, Art studio, Bird art, Painting Tips
People think watercolor is difficult. “You can’t control it,” they say. And, “It’s so unforgiving!” “You just need to learn its secrets,” I tell them. “When you do, your watercolors will take wing all on their...
by Ona Christie | Jan 16, 2015 | Animal art, Animal spirits, Buffalo art, Paintings, Spiritual, Totems, Watercolor
Here’s my latest! (If you’d like to know its messages as I received them, see below.) The Buffalo (actually the American Bison) is a sacred symbol amongst Native Americans. I don’t pretend to know much about Native American spirituality, but I can...
by Ona Christie | Nov 17, 2014 | Animal art, Animal spirits
You know how some days are masterpieces? Days you remember for the rest of your life? And other days fall short of masterpiece status, but they’re still “keepers.” The kind of day you wouldn’t mind every day being like. But most days...
by Ona Christie | Nov 5, 2014 | Animal art, Animal spirits, Paintings
My dad seems to have bear energy. I’m staying at his house for a few days and keep wanting to paint bears. Here is the first one. Here is the second. (I like the first one better.) I used a very limited primary color palette for these, and did most of my color...
by Ona Christie | Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
So pleased to announce that my new art website is now live! I’m using Managed Artworks, a web developer that creates sites for artists and galleries. I couldn’t be more pleased with their service and product! My site is a work in progress (aren’t...