watercolor

"A happy little planet but these aliens have landed and seem to be taking people away." A watercolored fountain pen drawing in my Moleskine sketchbook.

Lots of rain = lots of mushrooms

Making marks with paint and pens.

Random fun with a Pilot Custom 823 EF in my Moleskine - and now for a dash of watercolor!

A watercolor study. Simple landscapes with lavender details in the front.

Practicing watercolor layers

This was part of a bigger study I'm currently in the midst of, with landscapes, water reflections and pinetrees for miles. Any and all feedback is very much appreciated.

Holbein watercolors and Noodlers 41 Brown ink on 6"x8" Strathmore mixed-media paper. Drawn with a Pilot Custom 823 loaded with an extra-fine nib.

I've been fascinated by ravens for a few years now and doodle and paint them constantly. Here's the latest version ...

Watercolor horses I put together in a pattern. They make me laugh.

Details of the stand up bass player and the pianist.

Fruits have insecurities too. From the series "Forlorn Fruits"

Watercolor rainbow carrots in my sketchbook.

A koi fish I painted while I was in Malaysia last year.

"Jungle Cat" Drawn with a Pilot Falcon SEF using Platinum Carbon Ink and painted with Holbein watercolors.

Gouache and watercolor on paper.

Experimenting today with an oil transfer drawing technique. The red and purple lines are oil drawn/transferred to hot press 140 pound watercolor paper with watercolor applied. The oil resists the watercolor.

Loving working with these itty bitties!

"Ring" - Inktober day 1. Drawn with a Pilot Custom 743 PO, Holbein watercolor.

A few drawings/paintings from my class this week. I like to work alongside my students.

Simple watercolor landscape studies - two different seasons, same spot

Playing around with bird patterns. I scanned in all my watercolor birds and then arranged them with GIMP.

This was drawn with a Japanese fountain pen, Japanese ink, and painted with Japanese watercolor. To be specific - I used Holbein watercolor and Platinum Carbon Black in a Pilot Falcon. This trio is perfect for me.

Charcoal and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paepr

A couple of pages from my 2017 art journal. Lots of random thoughts and doodles!