Watercolor ATC Portrait

Here is my 2nd watercolor with pen and ink details

Butterfly Fairy

Here she is with watercolors. I like the colors a lot. I think I need to practice on faces lots more. When it comes to faces I tend to avoid it or overdo it because I am not really sure of where and how to apply the shading. The only way I am going to get better is to do more of it. So I look forward to doing lots more of these. I didn't make the mail on time today so these will have to wait till tomorrow and will also post the other portrait before it goes out.

Butterflies and Fairies

Almost missed my watercolor - pen and ink atc swap which must go out today. I used my daughter's fantasy book for inspiration and drew these characters. Butterflies and fairies are one of my favorites!! So I did a pencil sketch using the photos in the book as resource and added my own style to each one. I will be painting these with watercolors today and will post the completed pieces here when I am done.

Fabric Collage

I have been working on a fabric collage this week.
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Just playing a little bit more today with the paints and finished an atc. It is a sunflower or sun. Not sure which one. It could be both really. I have these sunflowers that look almost like this with sharp points for petals. So its probably a sunflower.

Sunflower Maiden Miniature Painting

Just finished a miniature watercolor painting this morning. I love the colors in this one. I think I have an attachment to sunflowers lately. I really need to pick up the brush more than I have been. My goal is to make more time for everything I enjoy and do it more.

These are so hard to photograph. They look much better in person and much sharper. I will have to explore that some more.

New watercolor and pen and ink ATC's

Finished these 2 watercolor ATC's today. The one on the bottom is a sketch I did for a handbag idea a awhile ago. I really dont know how I was planning in doing it but it worked out perfect for a watercolor illustration. Thats about all I have time for today.

Sketches for watercolor

Its so hard to get a good picture of sketches. These look pretty dark but hopefully the photos I take after they are painted will be better. I will be painting these tomorrow and posting them if they are worthy of showing. The garden always seems like a good subject to paint and I really like to draw womens faces too. Seems like I am always going back and forth between the two. I haven't gotten good at drawing the body yet so I will stick with faces for now.

Watercolor ATC giveaway

Its been awhile since I did any watercolor so here is an ATC I finished up tonight of a girl sitting on a toadstool. I drew this in pencil on watercolor paper and used a very fine tip pen to add details.

If you would like to win this watercolor ATC leave a comment here and I will choose from the entries
on the 20th.

More Practice

I had some practice on another ATC watercolor tonight and also finished my palchemy challenge earlier. It is listed in my shop on etsy of you feel like taking a peek at it here