attempting watercolours

I first attempted watercolours in art class in highschool (so a very very very long time ago), and I sucked. Everything looked yucky and brownish and a watery mess.
So today is my first attempt after all those years. I really like the look you can get from watercolours, and trying to use them with mixed media to get the effect that you are going for.

So here are my attempts.

Hearts for testing colours and blending. The geese I saw these two in Port credit yesterday enjoying a drink together, my watercolour attempt and charcoal pencil over top to bring out the feathers.

painting parties with kids

When three kids say they want to paint you take every advantage of the 20 minutes of painting. My friend broke her leg, so the painting party was for get better pics :) Painting with kids = messy

scaredy owl

having some fun sketching out this little guy. I feel for him, I have stories forming in my head about him and his struggles.

froggy

quick sketch in sketchbook pro, of a happy little guy

my ladybug

more sketches, was so excited to get new sketch books for christmas, time to sketch my brains out :)
This is my little ladybug, something I quickly did this morning

Donation

Honoured to see the picture I painted and donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Hamilton last year was hanging up, and heard great comments about it :)

sketches

nothing big this month, just sketching a lot, here are a few examples. One of my favourite things is to sit down down with my little artist and do sketches together.