From Oils to Watercolors: The Journey Behind My New Art Series "Dreamscapes"

The last time I wrote a blog post about my art evolving, I talked about working on something new and fresh, something I hadn't done before. Lately, I've been feeling pulled towards all sorts of mediums that I had always been uncomfortable with... inks, watercolors, oils and the likes. There's this beautiful feeling that you get when you just "figure out" a new medium, and learn to control it.

I fell in love with oils last year, and taking inspiration from two of my favorite oil painters, Chris Fornataro and Carol Marine, I decided that the best way to get good at oils would be to paint small and paint often.

And so early this year, began the Dreamscapes journey. I picked simple landscapes, a limited palette of the primaries and white, a 5"x7" canvas board, and set a 30 minute timer to finish a painting. I massively enjoyed doing this! I got back into the habit of painting everyday, and actually started enjoying the process after years! From mixing my own colors, to painting wet on wet, I really got a hang of oil paints, and painted seven paintings, hoping I would have enough to make a 2026 art calendar.

Lo and behold, I soon realized oil paints and solvents are not the best to be around when you're expecting a baby (Yes! 2025 is gonna be a big busy year :)). It's debated whether they're truly toxic or not, but with sickness kicking in, I didn't want to risk it.

That's when I decided to switch to watercolors! I continued with the same subjects, the same limited palette and the same time limit. I'm currently in the midst of what is turning out to be a gorgeous set of paintings, still named Dreamscapes, that I hope to turn into a 2026 calendar.

If you do use old-school calendars, do comment below and tell me if you use a table top one or a wall calendar. I'm trying to decide which one to design!

To see the creation process for these, and follow along in my journey, go to my Instagram! And I'll also talk about some of the nitty gritties of the creation process in my upcoming emails :)

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