pink sun

bigger is more fun

11x15 watercolor flower macro 

from my own reference photo

 

using large brushes is much better when you pull out the large palette :D

 

west coast mini

 Pacific Beach

with a few progress pictures

trying something new

 Picked up some Faber Castell Gelatos to try out.

They match my Pitt Pens and Albrecht Durer watercolor pencils

so I thought they would be a fun thing to add to my supplies.

I tried making a color chart with a waterbrush and the creamy gelato sticks but didn't like the result.

Using them like crayons is a bit heavy handed.  Thanks to KD Sams, I put them on my craft mat  and redid the color chart. Richer color with control! 

Using gelatos, pitt pen and watercolor pencil together was fun. 

Then I tried to Glaze for a sealed product and ruined most of the work.

I suspect the mica paint touches and watercolor pencil were the culprits that smeared. 

Looking forward to more play...

Sundown

a small challenge

cloudy sunset

Summertime!

 if you know what this is...let me know

I found it on Mt Hood 

 Columbine

more Columbine

sealed

packing this up to head to its new home

ready or not

after I blend the darks in the top right, I am done painting

next 

varnish!

Sniff...

Red Heart

why not?!

Playing on canvas...

Working on a watercolor poppy on canvas for a change. I like having the larger space to work. This is a 16 x  20 gallery wrapped canvas with a few coats of watercolor ground. 

hay fields - picnic anyone?

Hay Fields

another glorious day in the Mid West!