Watercolor Canna

Belle – Potted Cat – larger watercolor painting

Based on the smaller sketch which was based on a photograph I took.

Esterbrook 2048 nib test

Sketch done with red Esterbook J with 2048 semi-flex nib. Sketch was done over a year ago. Clearly, I fell behind in scanning and posting.

Potted Cat

Watercolor Sketch of Belle, from digital picture I took a couple of years back.

Winsor & Newton Compact Set

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Just as I thought I was finished, I realized I’d forgotten the sliding palette underneath.

For some reason, the sap green scanned as though there are dark spots in it and the viridian looks blue. Trying to adjust the colors in Photofiltre just seems to make it look like the sap green. Gotta work on that.

My cell phone

Phones sit *really* still while you draw them.

Cordless phone

‘Cause it was there.

My left hand again — still not quite right

This is getting frustrating, but I’m not going to give up.

Signs, signs, everywhere signs

This one serves a real purpose, though. Trust me, if you’ve ever been in a wheelchair or pushed a wheelchair with someone in it, or been otherwise physically impaired, you know why these exist.

My left hand — not quite right

I’m not entirely pleased with how this came out. I used alizarin crimson by mistake, instead of the rose madder I usually use for flesh tones. There was no reason for it, either, since I was using half pans and the madder was sitting right next to the crimson. I just wasn’t paying attention.