Morning Watercolor Ivy - original watercolor sketch of ivy

More watercolor practice using the little jars of ivy in my kitchen window.  Not a watercolorist, of course, but fun to do and sort of gets me going early in the a.m.  Was so anxious not to overwork, that I left a few things really unfinished.  I'm wondering if anybody out there is as likely to overwork - in any medium - as I am.  It must be a personality thing.  I did this one on 9 x 6" cold press paper.  Thanks for visiting!

More Fun with Watercolor - a watercolor portrait sketch

I came across this warm-colored piece of paper, about 6 x 8" and think it probably wasn't watercolor paper, although it's very sturdy and held up well without much buckling.  It seems to me that most watercolor paper is white, although I'm not a watercolorist so don't know for sure.  Anyway, I used it for this quick little sketch.  I painted it with colors from my cute Da Vinci pan set (below) and it has this little ring on the bottom for finger or thumb. 
Makes me feel like an experienced watercolor painter! 😄Much fun - thanks for visiting!

The Model in a Green Flowered Dress - original watercolor portrait painting

Every now and then I come across my Yupo and decide to fool around with watercolor.  I didn't do this one from life, but from a photo I took at a drawing group.  I really think I'm going to get brave enough to take my w/c stuff to the next group and see what I come up with - haven't done that in ages.  Actually, the background is a little bit whiter than the photo shows - done on 9 x 12" Yupo.  Thanks for stopping by!