Why is the first page so different from the others? Because I completely wrecked the watercolor painting around the moon. Oooh boy. I made a wrong turn, and then I thought hey, I'll keep driving and eventually I'll figure out where I am. But no, I ended up in a heap of watercolor mud. So black spray paint to the rescue. More or less. And a brand new practice watercolor book so I can screw up where no one has to see it... ;)
I've been playing around with the sketch of this owl after I painted this and I think I'll make some stickers from the final piece. Folks in the round three exchange may see a shiny new version of this again in their pockets:
And the completed collaboration with Mike. Because I like bugs.
11 comments:
Wow, now that's a spread of work! I especially love the first owl (one with flowers & spiders). Love his (her?) demure posture! Roach's revenge is also fun :-)
Yeah, there was a jag of watercolor paper books that went thru... but lately, I have only reg-papered Moles. I have been using acrylics for those. Love the no-bleed thru factor of acrylic, tho I prefer the way WC handles.
WOW! These are great! I particularly like that first owl!
I love how you rescued that moon! I'll have to remember the black spray paint trick next time I mess up! It worked great!
The more I ook at each of these, the more complex I find them to be--and interesting--and thought-provoking and curious.! Nice selection of work.
Thanks guys! :)
@Heidi: I go back & forth on WC vs. Acrylics. I think my biggest problem by far is not having enough time to get really confidant with either, but I keep trying. I'm really going to put the practice book to work and try to regain some of my composure with WC. I have some work I did in school, and now I wonder how the heck I did it. :(
All of these are just amazing! Willie is a lucky guy to have these !
I've was never great at water colors, but am finding myself really rusty after only a relatively short hiatus!
I love your beetle! :-D
Aww, thanks Steve. You're very kind. :)
Wow! That first owl is fantastic! I really like it. I love owls.
Roach's revenge is awesome! I love it. :) Cracked me up! Wonderful spread and so nice to see all the work. Goodness! Gracious! Wow!
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