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Hi, I’m Maddisyn, the artist behind Made by Maddisyn. I’m a nature and food inspired artist and , illustrator based in Arizona, US. My hand painted gouache illustrations aim to create a cheerful world with a touch of whimsy.

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What I’m reading: Drawing People
What I’m reading: Drawing People
Cowboy boots and summer flowers: Paintings 9-12
Cowboy boots and summer flowers: Paintings 9-12
How to make more time for hobbies and interests
How to make more time for hobbies and interests
No. 8 | Pink 3 tier cake gouache painting
No. 8 | Pink 3 tier cake gouache painting
Modern Mosaic Geometric Patterns
Modern Mosaic Geometric Patterns
Vibrant gouache Painting: Oranges in wood bowl
Vibrant gouache Painting: Oranges in wood bowl
Vibrant gouache painting: Purple flowers in Blue Speckled vase
Vibrant gouache painting: Purple flowers in Blue Speckled vase
Blueberries and fruit slices Contemporary art print
Blueberries and fruit slices Contemporary art print

100 Gouache paintings

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Saddle up for a wildflower ride! 🌼 Feeling cheerful and light hearted and ready to kick up your heels? 🌸👢 Then you'll love this new gouache painting I just created! 🎨 It features a cute floral cowboy boot. 🌼💃 I had so much fun creating this p
Transform your space into a gallery of warmth and joy with art prints! 🎨✨ Whether it's a cozy corner or a blank wall waiting to be decorated, simply frame your favorite prints and watch as they breathe life and beauty into your home.🥀🖼 #gouachepa
Day 6 of #21daysinmyartworld A current challenge: Sometime in 2023 I challenged myself to do 100 gouache projects. By the start of the 2024 I was still a long way from 100. After thinking about it for awhile I decided to make the challenge more mana
Day 5 of #21daysinmyartworld Favorite tools: For a long time I would smash and drag my paint brush across the bottom and sides of the paint water jar to get it clean. The paint puck brush cleaner has made cleanup between color changes so much easier
Day 4 of #21daysinmyartworld Art book: Last summer my mom and I took a day trip to Tucson, Arizona to visit Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, it was amazing! As a kid I knew about Starry Night and some of his sunflower paintings, but I never expe
Day 3 of #21daysinmyartworld Work in progress: I started this sketchbook painting sometime in 2023. I think I got stuck on the color palette. The purple leaves feel too light against the light pink background, and the orange doesn't seem orange enou
Day 1 of #21daysinmyartworld A favorite painting: This is one of my favorite gouache paintings from last year. It's part of my personal experiment to develop my painting skills and voice through 100 gouache projects. I really liked the big blooms
A small work in progress of a painting I spent the morning working on. . . . #artistsoninstagram #femaleartist #learning #createeveryday #gouacheillustration #surfacepattern #gouachepainting #dayproject #instadaily #slowlife #floralpainting #workinpr
From the archives. Here is a letter B that I painted sometime last year. #floral #alphabet #floralalphabet #monogram #gouache #painting #art #illustration #print #artprint #letters #lettering #handlettering #gouacheflorals #gouachepainting #gouachei
Monday thoughts. A small painting from a gouache and colored pencil experiment a few weeks ago.
late night painting . . #gouache #gouachepainting #traditionalart #createsomething #blackartistspace #smallworks #newartwork #dailydoseofwhimsy #artjourney #creativepractice #botanicalart #colorpalettes #gouachepractice #womenwhodraw #calledtobecreat