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Watercolor for Beginners

Blog–Lydia Makepeace
Travel Watercolor Kit
Travel Watercolor Kit
Basic Watercolor Palette: 12 essential colors
Basic Watercolor Palette: 12 essential colors
The Beginner’s Guide to Watercolor Supplies
The Beginner’s Guide to Watercolor Supplies
Watercolor for Beginners - a down and dirty guide
Watercolor for Beginners - a down and dirty guide
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Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Mama Cax
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Mama Cax

“The shorter the dress, the closer you are to heaven.” - Mama Cax

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 8, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Mama Cax quote, amputee awareness, disability rights, Black fashion modelComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Dorothy Butler Gilliam
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Dorothy Butler Gilliam

“The idea that my very person — separate from my abilities — could hamper my success prompted a tiny roar inside me.” - Dorothy Butler Gilliam

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 6, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Dorothy Butler Gilliam quote, Black woman journalist, women’s history, Black history, Civil RightsComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Samella Lewis
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Samella Lewis

“Art is not a luxury as many people think – it is a necessity. It documents history – it helps educate people and stores knowledge for generations to come.” – Samella Lewis

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 6, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Samella Lewis quote, Black woman artist, art is not a luxury, women’s historyComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Assata Shakur
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Assata Shakur

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” - Assata Shakur

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 4, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Black Lives Matter, Assata Shakur quote, Black liberation, nothing to lose but our chainsComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: April Dunn
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: April Dunn

“I want to help people. People like me.” - April Dunn

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 4, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, April Dunn quote, disability visibility, Disability rights activist, NeurodiversityComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Sylvia Woods
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Sylvia Woods

“I have seen people change. This is the faith you’ve got to have in people.” - Sylvia Woods

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 2, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Chicago labor movement, Sylvia Woods quote, Communist Party, Union historyComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Lucy Parsons
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Lucy Parsons

“Oh, Misery, I have drunk thy cup of sorrow to its dregs, but I am still a rebel.” - Lucy Parsons

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceOctober 1, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Lucy Parsons, anarchist, labor movement, unionsComment
New to the shop! Harriet Tubman and Fannie Lou Hamer Quote Stickers
New to the shop! Harriet Tubman and Fannie Lou Hamer Quote Stickers

New to the shop! Harriet Tubman and Fannie Lou Hamer Quote Stickers

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Design, Paint + Sketch, ThriveLydia MakepeaceJuly 7, 2020etsy shop, vinyl stickers, Social Justice, Harriet Tubman, Fannie Lou Hamer, Die Cut StickersComment
Defund the Police Sticker
Defund the Police Sticker

New to the shop! Defund the Police sticker.

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DesignLydia MakepeaceJuly 2, 2020etsy shop, vinyl stickers, Social Justice, Defund the Police, ACAB, Abolish the Police, abolitionComment
Masks Save Lives Holographic Heart Sticker
Masks Save Lives Holographic Heart Sticker

New to the shop! Masks Save Lives Holographic Heart Sticker

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DesignLydia MakepeaceJuly 1, 2020etsy shop, vinyl stickers, Social Justice, masks save lives, wearing is caring, wear a mask, Covid19, coronavirusComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Cheri Beasley
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Cheri Beasley

We must come together to firmly and loudly commit to the declaration that all people are created equal, and we must do more than just speak that truth.” - Chief Justice Cheri Beasley

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceJune 30, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Cheri BeasleyComment
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Breonna Taylor
Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Breonna Taylor

“What I like the most about myself is that I’m just me. Real pure ... genuine.” - Breonna Taylor⁣

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Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceJune 5, 2020Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Breonna Taylor, Defund the Police, ACAB, Abolish the Police, Black Lives Matter, #SayHerNameComment
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Illustration of pocket watercolor travel palette for urban sketching with color swatches.
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