Bird of Paradise

I just finished this painting! Yay!

I painted it for a local charity auction. It’s pretty big, I had to dig out the easel for it, which was not easy in my jam packed studio. It’s done with acrylic, which is not my favourite medium, but I’m pretty happy with it. Now it’s time to focus on my halloween costume!! Woot! Woot!

Mermaid

Below  is a watercolor I did a few months ago.While I was painting it, I thought it would be interesting to take in-progress shots for fun. So I will put the photos from start to finish (without the first pencil sketch.)

Inked drawing on watercolor paper

First couple of washes. Light background, darker tones, green on seaweed.

More color. Seaweed.

I added details on the figure and darkened areas.

I felt that the extra seaweed was too much so I added more ultramarine to cover them and add more depth to the water.

For this finished piece, I added details like the fish shadows in the distance and used white gouche to pick out details on her scales and fins.

New Fabulousness

Hello!

I am back and I am posting a picture. Yippi! So today, I was finally able to give Megan her birthday present. That’s it below. She loved it! She had the exact reaction I had hoped for.

 

Midge

So today I painted my Midge drawing. I used watercolors.