Miniatures

Watercolor Final

4x6 in size

Classmates

Atmospheric Perspective

Watercolor Techniques

Watercolor Fabric

What I've been working on in the world of watercolor... Fabric.  The first one (which I kinda like) was done in class, and the second (which I kinda don't like) was done at home.  The at home assignment featured fabric, sitting on a marble table top, with a woodgrain background.  All required.  

Marble Floor

Our most recent assignment in watercolor was to mimic stone patterns and design a marble floor... here was mine, I'm not 100% satisfied with most areas actually, but I do like the green patch on the right... that was the last area I painted, and about the time I started figuring out the "trick"

Ink Sketches

Both of these were done in class as we are experimenting with different surfaces... 

glass and chrome...

Not satisfied with where I am in this media yet... I want to tighten up a little but still maintain the certain aqueous media sketch look to it... I'm working on it... Just thought I'd share my progress thus far. 

First "for serious" watercolor attempt

Not my first time ever touching watercolor... I did one or two paintings back in high school with them but was never too successful, and I've been working with the for a little this semester, with my Obama Stained Glass Window and such.  But that utilized just plain solid color washes and nothing really more.  This is Joe Walsh,  I'm not too familiar with him, he was suggested to me by a friend.  Point of saying that is I don't know how solid a likeness I have but I do enjoy the piece, and had fun with it!  Let me know what you think! 

Atmospheric Landscape Painting

My latest assignment for my watercolor class is this, atmospheric landscapes.  I did two of them because I wasn't too fond of my first one (which actually appears here second.)  First one is 12" x 16" in size and the second is 10" x 14." Both completed in black india ink. 

Ink Wash Still Life

I've been unusually interested in puppets lately, Don't ask why but this is a still life with two hand puppets and a hat.  The one on the left is one that I made, a cow wrapped in bacon, and the one on the right is one that I purchased, a shark

I find ink incredibly challenging.  Especially since we are not to use white ink to lighten values that we take too far,  I would really enjoy pulling out some highlights, but it is what it is.  

"Stained Glass"

Well the work load for this semester is starting to pick up, and I'm having less and less time to sketch for "fun" and that time is being taken up by other smaller projects.   Here is our first "conceptual" project for watercolor. Assignment was to do a stained glass window painting.  Main purpose was to practice washes and keeping the pigments from bleeding over into other lakes of pigments. 

I thought this would be funny considering the pedestal a lot of people place him on...