Maddy Bellwoar

@maddybellwoar

🎨 Digital & Traditional Artist/Illustrator 🌿 Landscape Painter 🖌️ Brushmaker 🌸

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Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 22

Some detail zooms ✨ Thank you to jacco_jj on Unsplash for the photo I used for reference!

Detail of a gouache painting of a mountain landscape

Detail zoom in of a gouache painting of a mountain landscape

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 22

More mountain painting in gouache 🌿💖

Photo shows a traditional painting made with gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting is of a mountain landscape with grasses and wildflowers in the foreground, and a mountain reaching into the clouds in the background.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 5

Some close-ups and earlier wip shots 💞

detail of the above painting showing foliage in sunlight

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 5

Summer and gouache, two of my favorite things! 😊🌿💖

Photo of a sketchbook open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies. The page shows a gouache painting of a pathway through green foliage, with light shining down on the path and illuminating some of the plants on either side.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 2

Some triad experiments using a method from James Gurney's Triads video (on left.) I chose the bottom triad for this study because of the vibrant greens.😊💚 On right are some screenshots of the digital process from my livestream. You can see the Coolorus gamut mask tool on the top left of my screen!

Page showing color experiments, gouache color mixing and testing.

Screenshots from a digital painting livestream showing the tools used to create the study shared above.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 2

Painting the same image with the same limited palette in 2 mediums: Gouache on left (using holbein spring green, ultramarine, and orange yellow) and digital on right (using coolorus gamut mask in ps with 3 colors)😊🌿🧡💙💚

A photo of a painting on a desk surrounded by paint supplies. It is a gouache painting of an outdoor stairway in warm light surrounded by foliage with a large tree and blue sky in the background.

Image shows a digital painting of an outdoor stairway in warm light surrounded by foliage with a large tree and blue sky in the background.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jun 14

One of my favorite subjects to paint ☺️🌿💖

Photo shows a traditional painting made with gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting shows lush foliage next to a walking path. The white flowers of cow’s parsley reach out into dappled sunlight. (detail shot)

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Apr 29

My second time painting in a more upright position with gouache, I've been enjoying it 💙 For certain techniques I still prefer a lower angle but its fun to mix it up! 😊 Ref photo credit: Daniel Sessler on Unsplash

Photo shows a gouache painting sitting on a desk easel. The painting is of a mountain, with green grass and some rock exposed. There is a blue sky with clouds and some distant mountains in the background. It is a happy sunny day!

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Apr 8

some extra shots including wip 😊

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Apr 8

It finally feels like spring in the Netherlands! 😊🌿

Photo shows a gouache painting depicting a house in the Netherlands with a thatched roof. Warm sunlight hits the house which is surrounded by foliage.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Apr 4

Prussian Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Dark Green, Primary Magenta, Cobalt Turquoise, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Yellow Deep & White 😊

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Apr 3

gouache painting & color tests 💙 photo ref by Armands Brants on unsplash 🌿✨

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The page on the sketchbook shows a painting made using gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. It is a summertime landscape painting of a large tree at dusk in a grassy field with white wildflowers.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Mar 10

Color experiments with gouache! 🌿✨ Testing out a new palette with this study. Painted from a beautiful photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk easel. The sketchbook shows a painting created with gouache paint, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting depicts a nature scene of a pathway between large redwood trees on a sunny day with bright light shining through green leaves.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Feb 6

dreaming of springtime 🌿✨

Photo of a sketchbook on a desk surrounded by paint tubes and brushes. The sketchbook is open, displaying a painting made with gouache. The painting shows a natural landscape with a big tree in springtime on a sunny day. There are white and yellow wildflowers growing in the grass below the tree.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Oct 31

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 Here's a little witchy personal painting in digital 💚✨

A digital painting depicting a moody nighttime scene of a witch's house deep in the forest. The house is half-timbered with stone and a thatched roof. There is a blue, misty glow in the air. The windows of the house glow with orange and green light, and bioluminescent mushrooms glow in the surrounding landscape.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Oct 17

Pumpkin studies page!🧡✨ Gouache and a little bit of colored pencil in this one

Photo shows a sketchbook painting sitting on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The page shows paintings of pumpkins and gourds sitting in grass, and the color of the artwork is primary orange and green.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Oct 7

Autumn painting in gouache 🍂✨ (thanks tyrannosara on Unsplash for the ref pic! 😊)

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The painting depicts a

Photo shows a sketchbook painting sittong on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The painting depicts an autumn scene with a pathway through nature and trees with orange leaves on the right side of the path.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Sep 30

I made a ✨FREE photo ref pack for artists!✨🎃🍂 250 Pumpkin & Gourd photos for use in your Autumn paintings and studies. Hope you enjoy! 🧡💞 maddybellwoar.gumroad.com/l/pumpkinpack

Text on Image reads, “Pumpkin & Gourds: Free Photo Refrence Pack for Artists” and displays example images of Pumpkins and Gourds arranged in still life compositions both indoors and outdoors.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Sep 21

Another mushroom studies page in gouache 🌿🍄✨

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes, and a palette. The page displays 5 gouache painting studies of different types of mushrooms growing locally in the Netherlands.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Sep 12

✨The book is available here for pre-order! store.3dtotal.com/products/pai...

Image shows the cover of a book titled, "Painting Fantasy with Gouache: Tutorials, tips and tricks from professional painters"

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Sep 12

I created this painting for my chapter of an upcoming book, Painting Fantasy with Gouache by @3dtotal.bsky.social 💖🌿✨ So honored to be featured there among some of my favorite gouache painters! 🥰

Photo of gouache painting sitting on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies including paint tubes, brushes and a paint palette. The painting is a fantasy scene in a forest that depicts a tall tree growing on top of a large boulder. The boulder is broken open to display a giant, glowing ammonite fossil. The tree is surrounded by lush foliage and rhododendron plants in bloom.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Sep 9

Mushroom studies! 🍄🌿🍂

Photo of a sketchbook open to a page showing 5 painting studies of mushrooms in gouache. The book sits on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as a palette, brushes and paint tubes.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Aug 17

Summer sunset in gouache 💖🌿✨ I love this location and its my second time painting it. I want to try it in Autumn, too! ☺️

A painting sits on a wooden desk surrounded by art supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a messy palette. The painting is made from gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting depicts a summer sunset over a field with light rays in the sky. The foreground of the painting has lush foliage and wildflowers. The scene is framed by trees on either side.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Aug 13

a couple of close-ups! ☺️✨

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Aug 13

🎉Today is the day!!✨So excited to share that my custom Gouache and Watercolor brushes are finally available today starting at 2:30pm CEST (8:30am EST) with free launch day shipping! 🥰🖌️🎨 craftamo.com/products/mad...

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Aug 9

a happy summer day gouache painting 😊🌿✨

Gouache painting sitting on a wooden desk, surrounded by paint supplies such as brushes, a palette, and paint tubes. The painting is of a pathway through trees on a sunny summer day, with foliage on either side of the path. The pathway is in partial shade, with dappled light illuminating some areas.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 26

My favorite parts ☺️

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jul 26

A study from a Twitch livestream last month. I started with watercolor and then switched to gouache for some opaque layering later on. It was fun! 😊💚💕

Photo shows a sketchbook open on a wooden desk, surrounded by paint supplies such as brushes, paint tubes and palette. The sketchbook page displays a still life painting of carrots and radishes. The painting was made from gouache and watercolor.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· Jun 21

Happy Solstice! 😊💖✨

The photo shows a gouache painting on a desk, surrounded by paint supplies. The painting is of a summer sunset over a field with tall grasses.

Maddy Bellwoar@maddybellwoar· May 23

New YT video is up! 🥰 Sharing my experience completing a ✨mini✨ 5 minute a day painting challenge for #pleinairpril youtu.be/YXdp5HK3LVc