This autumn, slow down for five days, explore the sensory delights of fall, and capture the moments that bring you peace and joy. Join Laura Irrgang, artist & illustrator from Lone Oak, Texas, as she takes you along a painted sketchbook journey.

We are going to use acrylics to paint the five senses of fall over five days. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned artist, this sensory sketchbook will help you sharpen your acrylic painting skills in a satisfying, calming way.

Laura shares her whole process for keeping a painted sketchbook including:

How to brainstorm for ideas and pick the best ones
Take a Fall Field Trip for inspiration!
Planning your layout
Tips on sketching out your idea
Tricks for using acrylics on paper
Basic painting advice
Choosing paint colors for maximum impact
What to do NEXT in your sketchbook!

This autumn, give yourself the gift of painting the five senses in your sketchbook. You can make this the time that is just for you. Slow down with Laura, and let’s paint those little moments that really matter to you.

Music/Video/Photo Credits:

Attribution

Music/Sound: Cycling, Jesse Brown, 100% Clearance through Musicbed, kids laughing mp3-https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/101259/
Images/Video:
all credited are “Powered by Pexels” unless otherwise noted, all uncredited art/photos/video by Laura Irrgang
Video 1: Dolly Shot of Trees in the Woods- Ambient_Nature_ Atmosphere, Water Droplet on Red Leaves-Marc Onana, Pack of Pumpkin on the Ground-James Cheney, Child placing paintbrush in a pile of used paintbrushes-Iman Samkov, Trees in forest during autumn-Kris Moklebust
Video 4: School bus passing by the countryside road-Kelly Lacy, Girl walking in the forest-Yaroslav Shuraev, A cup of tea with lemon slices and rosemary-Karolina Grabowska, Pumpkins in a box-Karolina Grabowska, Pumpkin donuts with teeth-Daisy Anderson
Video 5: The forest ground covered in fallen leaves-German Korb, A mixture of different colored liquid paints-Free Creative Stuff, Footage of a sheep eating grass-Matthias Groeneveld, A person knitting-Pavel Danilyuk, Candles on a windowsill on rainy day-Collabwithallison808382 -https://www.vecteezy.com/free-photos,
Video 7-Sunlight through the autumn leaves-Tatiana Kut, Placing pumpkin on pile-Monstera, A witch in the forest-Monstera, View of a garden at the times of Hallowe-Yaroslav Shuraev, Scenic view of a placid lake-Mehmet Ali Turan, Woman in a hoodie watching through the window-Ekaterina Bolovtsova, Field of wheat-Diego Escobedo Lozano, Children running in a forest-Yaroslav Shuraev, Low Angle Footage of a rides-Luis Quintero, Lighted Candles-Yaroslav Shuraev, A person decorating dried leaves-Ekaterina Bolovtsova, person wearing white sweater putting a red candle on the black candeleabra-Roman Odinstsov, wind blows through leaves of the tree in autumn-Collis, a video of lunar eclipse-Kindel Media
Video 8-Lake with ducks in autumn-Ambient_Nature_Atmosphere, Couple walking in the woods-Ventill8 Productions, A woman sitting on orange couch while dancing and having fun-Diva Plavalaguna, children doing trick or treat-Yaroslav Shuraev, Video of a great horned owl-Nicky Pe, waterfall in the forest-I Am Sorin, color of the forest in Autumn-German Korb, a stack of dried leaves burning in a forest-Kelly Lacy, School bus passing by the countryside road-Kelly Lacy, Close-up view of a record player-Matthias Groeneveld
Video 9- close-up video of pumpkins and lighted candles-Karolina Grobowska, close up of a lighted candle-Roman Odintsov, brown glass bottle on white textile-Alesia Kozik, video of chick grandma throwing money-Ron Lach, hot tea and reading glasses while raining-Taryn Elliott, kids passing Halloween cookies to each other-Yaroslav Shuraev, person cleaning and removing seeds of a butternut squash-Polina Tankilevitch, bowl of chips and pomegranate-Rodnae productions, drone footage of a fair-Altaf Shah, corn footage-Ivan Khmelyuk, high angle view of pumpkins and burned candles-Yuroslav Shuraev, fresh red apples on market stall-Assad Tanoli, close up video of a horse-Pixabay
Video 10-a woman pouring a basket of Halloween pumpkins over a table-Monstera, a person arranging red flowers on the table-Roman Odinstov, art materials on the table-Karolina Grabowska, Brown and white yarn thread-Arina Krasnikova
Video 11-Putting herbs and spices into a boiling pot-cottonbro, close-up view of a pumpkin pie with whipped cream on a plate—Cottonbro, coffee making art by a bartender-Kelly Lacy
Video 12- Scenic view of a placid lake-Mehmet Ali Turan

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