water

A quick sketch of my outlook.

A bunch of watercolor observational studies from the various zoos and aquariums around NYC

Painted from photo reference

Artwork sketched traditionally with pencil then transferred to iPad to finish in Procreate. I'm trying to free myself from my own expectations. Stubborn is the word :/

A vibrant piece of art depicts a fruit arrangement still life with various colorful fruits such as grapes, pomegranates, and figs resting on a plate. The background is a wash of warm yellow and earth tones, highlighting the freshness and diversity of the fruits.

“What’s Up?” Original Watercolor and ink with hand sculpted Cosclay Snail. 5” x 7” framed to 8” x 10”

Watercolour and coloured pencil on watercolour paper.

The flow of wet on wet watercolor with a little structure.

The view from my hotel on a cold rainy day.

Ink wash and fineliner in my watercolour sketchbook.

Morning play. Watercolor paper tests with random colors. Ink on top to make each into a drawing. It was harder than usual today. Haven't done thise exercise in too long.

Roses and leaves on a vase.

Lavenders. Watercolour on pad.

Watercolor on Cold Press. For hire. Visit my portfolio at www.michaeljamesfa.com/portfolio

A little mixed media portrait of Moon

Mixed media artwork featuring paints and threads

One of my butterfly paintings I did for practice last week. Forgot to erase some of the pencil marks, but it still looks nice :)

just watercolour fun

Watercolorized inked drawing of a dog skiing, and having a great time.

Watercolor commissions I did for a wedding theme around Mediterrano and Provence, here are the church and the castle for the wedding reception

A person and their cat strolling through the forest in winter.

One of my experimental paintings. I've been wanting to paint birds lately~

For the time you felt like a fish out of water. Black Pen. Trying out a Copic Multi-liner.

The Green Heron is one of the world’s few tool-using bird species. It often creates fishing lures with bread crusts, insects, and feathers, dropping them on the surface of the water to entice small fish. Green Herons usually hunt by wading in shallow water, but occasionally they dive for deep-water prey and need to swim back to shore—probably with help from the webs between their middle and outer toes.