Village Stroll
Posted: July 28, 2023 Filed under: Stamped Landscapes, Stroll | Tags: Penny Black stamps, Ranger Distress inks 8 Comments
This lovely scenic stamp from Penny Black is called ‘stroll’ and it gives you a hint about why it has been so quiet on the blog lately. No I haven’t been in Europe strolling down pretty cobblestone streets but I have been on a break doing a little strolling with family while visiting several pretty places in Ontario and Quebec.
When I searched for a reference photo to guide my choice of colours my first search gave me a very similar English street, lovely but rather monochrome. I will try that approach next. Once I put Danish village street in the search I found something more colourful which ended up being the inspiration for this panel. As usual I worked on Fabriano hot pressed watercolour paper.
My approach was to use a stamp positioner and stamp first the cobblestone path, the trees, the lamp-post and then each house, all in distress inks. I then used a paintbrush and water to blend the colour in each stamped area. When the blended ink dried I stamped over the road and path with archival and amalgam inks to provide outlines. I was aiming for a sketched look so I used a permanent black marker to add outlines to all the houses as well. I fiddled back and forth between blending more distress inks and adding more outlines until I was happy with the image. To add sky I blended whatever blue ink was already in my blending brush! (looks like it could have been faded jeans but who knows?)
My recent strolls took me through the very pretty town of Perth, Ontario as well as L’Anse St Jean, Tadoussac, Quebec City and Mont Tremblant in Quebec. Where have you been strolling lately?
The L’Anse St Jean marina at 8:30 in the morning just before we took a boat tour of the Saguenay Fjord.
Heather Telford 
I’m glad you had a chance for a getaway and I love your stroll scene.
Absolutely beautiful. My girlfriend has a summer home in Denmark and some of her photos look very much like this scene. You captured the beauty of Denmark perfectly. I was born in Ottawa, and the places you visited on your family vacation brought back memories. Love seeing the amazing cards you create. Thank you.
Beautiful picture. Glad you had a nice vacation.
Beautiful art and a beautiful scene from your travels
This is so pretty Heather and the houses in Denmark are very colourful and these definitely are. The watercolour look of this suits the stamp perfectly. Looks like you had a lovely break from your wonderful photos, and Quebec looks really beautiful. x
A lovely scenic! Please take more vacations, all in the name of art of course, so we can gain more proficiency in recreating places. Your step by step descriptions are invaluable.
WOW! Love the colors- so eye striking. This is fantastic. I’m out of adjectives to describe your work but I sure do love seeing it. I could never hope to do something like this!
WOW!…This is absolutely wonderful! The colours are so striking and… I just love it!♥ Glad you could take some time for family and enjoy the Moments!♥♥♥