My Favorite Paintings of 2025
I painted a lot in 2025. I have a couple posts from this year (post 1, post 2, post 3) with some others I never shared. Here are some of my favorites from this year overall.
I had a couple here and there that I was particularly proud of, like this house from back in April.
I really enjoy landscapes, stemming, I think, from just loving being outside. I did a lot of small paintings at the start of the year that have since turned into full-page pieces. I also started to get more bold with my colors and values.
I'm making progress with blending, mixing colors, and taking advantage of watercolor's softness, but I still have a way to go on managing moisture in the paper and brush and painting light, mid, and dark values to build depth into the pieces. I did this the best on a painting done in early December of the lake cabin we used to visit growing up.
All said, I think my favorite painting of 2025 is this field that I have painted several times, trying to get just right. I don't think I was ever disappointed with a piece, but I kept getting drawn back into the scene, trying to capture it in different ways.
It's been a good year of growing in skill and confidence. I got a lot of supplies for Christmas gifts this year and I'm looking forward to filling those books up.
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