Boat in Water

Watercolor on Arches 140-lb cold-pressed paper, 5.5" x 7.5" (14.4 cm x 19.1 cm).

Flower Garden

Watercolor on Canson Montval 140-lb cold-pressed paper, 8.75"x13" (22.2 cm x 33.0 cm).

Distant Shoreline of Trees

Watercolor on Arches 140-lb cold-pressed paper, 5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.8 cm).

Gaining Control Over the Movement of Water and Paint

I did a fun exercise from the April 2007 issue of Watercolor Magic magazine from an article titled, "Learn to Gain Control Over the Movement fo Water and Paint" by Birgit O'Connor. I feel like the exercise was a success and a valuable learning experience. Actually producing some beautiful multicolor washes is giving me the confidence that I could reproduce this same effect for some interesting, atmospheric sky washes.

Colors used:
Top -- Ultramarine Blue and Holbein Opera;
Middle -- Cadmium Yellow Pale and Holbein Opera;
Bottom -- Cadmium Yellow Pale and Ultramarine Blue.

Flower Garden 2

Watercolor on Canson Montval 140-lb cold-pressed paper. 8.5" x 9.25" (21.6 cm x 23.5 cm)

Garden Pathway 1

First of two in the wet-in-wet work. I plan on re-doing this one; there's something I don't like (maybe you can guess). I'll upload the new image if/when I complete the rework.

Watercolor on Canson Montval cold-pressed 140-lb paper. 8.75" x 9.25" (22.2 x 23.5 cm)