Ashley Weaver

@troopofechos

"Retired" Animal Scientist pushes paint around on paper. 📍NC Watercolor, ink, and pencils 🎨 👋 Insta, Twitch, & Cara @troopofechos

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Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· 5d

The marker studies have really informed my painting process. I feel like I've leveled up a little! Monochrome (Payne's Grey) #watercolor #painting on 6x6 block #capelookout #nc #obx #landscape

Watercolor monochrome painting of a coastal scene. A tree overhangs a boardwalk, covering it in dappled sunlight leading to the white sands beach ahead.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· 7d

Struggling a little with a death in the family, but still keeping up with #studies. 🌞 #alcoholmarker in my #sketchbook #art #marker #drawing

Alcohol marker drawings in my sketchbook - one of the lighthouse keeper's residence on Cape Lookout, a rando stock photo of a restaurant window, and a friend's reference photo of some French architecture

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· 23d

More marker madness! Drawing the same scene over and over to practice some discipline, practice drawing with a marker vs a pencil, and using different color value studies to try keep my brain from completely checking out 😄. #drawing #sketchbook #traditionalart #alcoholmarkers #markers #mixedmedia

Alcohol marker study captured at the stage where I have only white, light, and mid tone down, not black

Alcohol marker study in white, light blue, purple, and black. The scene is a coastal pathway on the shores of Cape Lookout NC

Spread in 2 sketchbooks shown. Alcohol marker studies in various neutral tone value studies. The scene is a coastal pathway on the shores of Cape Lookout NC

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· 29d

Oops, let's try this again. Man I am never prepared for these #portfolioday 😅 Hello! I'm Ashley, a #traditional #artist and I love to push paint around on paper. Lately I've been doing monochrome studies in #watercolor, but I enjoy a wide range of subjects and #landscapes. See anything you like?

Monochrome watercolor of Cape Lookout, NC.

A sketchbook spread of alcohol marker value studies, some of vacation photos, others from free stock photos

My tribute piece to my favorite author and inspiration, Sam Kieth. A watercolor and ink painting of The Leopard Queen from the Maxx sits on a mossy log facing away from the viewer

Watercolor painting of a winter woodland with trees and branches and fallen logs covered in snow. There are deep purple blue shadows.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Jun 28

Marker madness! I am having a blast with these alcohol markers and the 10:4 method. I feel like I'm leveling up #marker #mixedmedia #drawing #traditionalart #valuestudy #art Stillman & Birn Alpha #sketchbook

Photo of my sketchbook depicting a downy woodpecker in grey scale alcohol marker

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Jun 24

Well I guess I'm doing monochromes for a bit, they are really fun! Leaving this one a little undercooked. #watercolor on paper, #landscapes #traditionalart #painting

Monochrome (Payne's Grey) watercolor of a country lane leading back to some houses and the coast. There are puddles of rain on both the road and in the grass. Towering pine trees line the path, their trunks are reflected in the puddles.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Jun 20

Have you had your snack today? Merlin is checking #caturday

Photo of my cat licking his lips with his cute little teefs poking out

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Jun 16

Monochrome #watercolor study of a vacation photo taken from the car 😄 Payne's Grey on 6x6 pad #painting #watercolour #art #coastal #landscape

Monochromatic (blue and white) watercolor of a coastal scene on paper. There's a line of posts leading you into the painting and out to sea. Don't look in the bushes there's bugs in there, huge mosquitoes

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Jun 13

I've been doing more of the "10:4" exercises (draw the scene in 10 lines or less, using 4 values) and learning my way around alcohol markers. Some are more clumsy than others, but it's addicting! #art #traditionalart #marker #ink #drawing #valuestudy #alcoholmarker

Value studies of scenes in grey scale marker

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 31

Something different from me, trying out Jarred Cullum's "10:4" method with some markers, also new to me. The gist is to draw a scene using 10 lines or less, using 4 values. Really fun, I highly recommend it! #art #markers #landscape #study #drawing #traditionalart

Photo of 4 value studies drawn with grey markers, all landscapes of various kinds - 2 cities, a wide sheep farm view, and a snowy fence line

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 28

Finished with this project! I was super inspired after going to an art show and also using colors I don't normally use. Still red yellow blue - yellow ochre, perylene maroon, cerulean and cobalt blue. #watercolor #landscape #mood #painting #art #traditionalart

Photo of 2 watercolor paintings, side by side, of a big ol' log in some water with crispy reflections of dark maroon scented with bright, saturated blue, with a bright yellow ochre background.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 25

Progress on this little project. I hope everyone's weekend was minimally bothersome! #watercolor using colors outside my typical palette

Progress photo of my watercolor painting, using colors I don't typically use. Namely, yellow ochre. The painting is of a maroon log or piece of driftwood in the bright yellow ochre water, with accents of bright cerulean and cobalt blue. No promises that there isn't any weird stuff under it though.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 24

Mom... Mom?.. Mom...

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 23

Trying something a little different, using colors I don't normally use, simply because it's fun! Practice run. #watercolor

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 18

On the desk at the moment, working through some reference photos 😊 #watercolor

A photo of my watercolor paper divided into sections showing various watercolor landscapes.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 17

✨CHOMP✨ 🦈

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 9

Congrats 🎉🎉! I especially love your color palettes, always an inspiration on my feed. ❤️ Hi 👋 I'm Ashley and I love watercolor, ink, and other traditional media. I'm inspired by nature, film, literature, comics, and other artists. Here's my most recent, and some favorites.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 4

Touch ✨

My dog Breeze with his paw on a bright red ball

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 2

Sauce and a close-up

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 2

A little #wip on my #samkieth piece of the Leopard Queen, from #themaxx. #Watercolor and black #ink. I tend to work completely transparent, but these colors have some opaque properties. Having a lot of fun! First time ever painting a figure 😬

Watercolor in progress of The Leopard Queen from Sam Kieth's The Maxx. Plain, stark white background featuring a topless lady sitting on a very curved log with very spiky grasses and drippy moss.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· May 1

Man, I thought the Discover tab was rough... It's the For You tab that gets me. Gonna have to keep an eye on that for my own mental health 😬🗑️. Anyway, have an art! I painted these about a year ago #watercolor #painting #art

Photo of 2 watercolor paintings, one on top of the other. The top painting is a rural farm scene at dusk featuring barns and a tall weather vane thing they have at farms. The bottom painting is a closeup of a white blossom dogwood tree at the arboretum

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 28

Portal 🌌

My cat in his cat tree with his head sticking up out of a hole that looks unattached to the rest of him.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 26

@clarajeffery.bsky.social You're a coward who's getting ratio'd to shit because you think you can scold people into... What exactly? What political cause? Not enabling Nazi press conferences? Please acquire some fucking perspective. 🥰 (Apologies, will return to art and watercolor next time y'all.)

A shitty person cosplaying as a journalist

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 24

Color! 🎨 It was fun negative painting around the bright yellow flowers. #watercolor on paper 5x7 Fabriano #traditionalart #painting #landscape #northcarolina #dixpark

A watercolor landscape painting featuring a large walnut tree in a field of bright yellow flowers. There's a stand-alone open doorway in front of the tree, to the right. There's a sign that claims the doors are an art installation, but I saw the robed figures doing their rituals and waltzing widdershins in a circle. It's a bright, sunny day with a few soft, fluffy clouds in the sky

Value study and color study, side by side, painted in watercolor

Close-up of the doorway watercolor painting

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 23

#valuestudy complete! I'm always tempted to skip this step, but it always helps. One day I'll learn, I'm sure 😉. #watercolor on Fabriano 5x7 #landscape #traditionalart #painting

Photo of a monochromatic watercolor painting completed as a value study to determine the lights and darks of a painting

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 21

Problem solving... Value studies and finding the major shapes, deciding on lights and darks. #studio #workspace #painting #watercolor #traditionalart

Photo of my studio workspace showing reference photo, value study and transparency film with market to denote the major shapes

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 19

Using the techniques I've learned in various classes, I am pleased with my progress. :) #watercolor on #arches rough paper #landscape #painting #traditionalart #watercolour

Watercolor painting of a coastal scene. Tall evergreens come right up to the very rocky shore. Someone was courteous and left the way clear for the bodies to float through! It's either early morning or late evening, a dominantly warm scene of warm yellows and cool purples.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 18

It's #caturday that's still a thing right? Well, any day is a good day to remind you of this sweetheart, Merlin. Merling. Merlin Eugene. Toots Magruder. Dingleberry Jones. #cat #catsofbluesky

Photo of my cat, Merlin, wrapped in a blanket like a burrito 🌯. His front feet are tucked in, making him an orb

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 14

Oh it's #portfolioday ! Howdy 👋, I'm Ashley and I love to work in watercolor. I'm inspired by nature and being outside whenever I can, painting in the local parks. I'm still working on a website, but in the meantime, I am "troopofechos" on Cara and Instagram if you wish to view more.

Ashley Weaver@troopofechos· Apr 11

Some tree noodling! #watercolor in #sketchbook #painting #landscape #trees #art