How I Paint the Gumdrop Fairies in Watercolor… a quiet moment of discovery

In the quiet, they begin to gather…

This piece is part of The Night the Gumdrop Fell, where the fairies slowly come into view—layer by layer, as light finds its way across the paper.

Filmed in natural light, with the soft sounds of birds and wind chimes in the background, this painting became less about instruction and more about observation… watching the forms gently emerge.

“Small… but full of wonder.
And they saw it.”

In this moment, the fairies rest lightly on the leaves, just before discovery unfolds—when everything is still, and the story is about to change.

Below is the full video of the process, capturing that quiet progression from the first washes to the final details.

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