The Playful Brush

@theplayfulbrush.com

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Oakland, CA artist Paula Wirth capturing whimsies on paper with brush, ink, pencils, and paints. Chance of pet and people portraits, mushrooms, still life, and urban sketching. Also @paulawirth.bsky.social

Drawing in colored pencil of a taxidermy goat with beard, in a bookstore bar.
Colorful drawing in colored pencil and black ink of a black cat face with yellow-green eyes and a long tongue sticking out.
Young woman with long hair studying at a laptop.
Winter squash drawn in color pencil by Paula Wirth on clay toned paper.
Colorful pencil drawing of a hand, palm down, by Paula Wirth.
Persian cat with brilliant blue eyes staring into your soul.
Abstract mixed media portrait of two women on the street by Paula Wirth, from the Those Who Wait series.
Colored pencil drawing of purple and yellow snap peas on a table with a patterned table cloth and pencils and vegetables.
Colored pencil drawing of a girl with a ponytail playing cards with coffee on the table in front of her. Sketchpad on wood table with vintage Prismacolor pencils in an art box. Drawn by Paula Wirth.
Orchids and other hothouse plants in the greenhouse at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery.
Colorful colored pencil drawing of persimmons, drawn on grey paper, by Paula Wirth.
Persian cat with a lion cut, looking at you.
Colorful colored pencil drawing of a woman wearing glasses, sitting at a table, knitting. By Paula Wirth.
Yellow pears with purple shadows, drawn by Paula Wirth.
Video showing a colorful pencil drawing of a snail shown from above, by Paula Wirth.
Colored pencil drawing in brilliant colors of a pelican, by Paula Wirth.
Colored pencil drawing of a raised bowl with 6 lemons and their leaves, in yellow, green, teal and blue, by Paula Wirth.
Elder woman with glasses reading a newspaper in a cafe. Brush portrait drawn by ©️ Paula Wirth.
Three mandarins drawn in colored pencil on grey paper, in shades of pink, orange, and green, by Paula Wirth.
Drawing in colored pencil on a clipboard, on a table in a cafe, of three mandarins with leaves, and pencils to the right side.
Photo of colored pencils in an art bin, open, on a wood tabletop.
Various ceramic and porcelain birds, including owls, roosters, parrots, and songbirds.
Two artichokes in a raised bowl, drawn in colored pencil on grey paper, in olive green, pink, and blue greens, by Paula Wirth.
Colorful colored pencil sketch of a loaf of sourdough bread in a plastic wrapper, drawn on grey paper by Paula Wirth.
Ink drawing in blue and teal of a woman studying at her laptop at The Local in Alameda, CA, by Paula Wirth.
Drawing in colored pencil of a paint stirrer on top of a paint can, with a brush in front, by Paula Wirth.
Digital painting of a colorful cat against a yellow background.
Castle the dog painted in shades of purple. Closeup.
Cat stretching, back up, painted in reddish pink watercolor by Paula Wirth.
Watercolor abstract cats, seen from the back, in red and blue.
Digital painting in pinks and purples of a tiny, fuzzy kitten, by Paula Wirth.
Drawing of the back of Paula’s hand and wrist, in colored pencil.
Brush drawing in black ink of a woman on a bench looking down, with a coffee cup on the table in front of her, and a laptop on her lap.
Colorful pencil drawing of a long-haired white dog in colored pencil, with a light blue pastel background.