Watercolours and the model

These poses ranged from 3 minutes (the first one) to about half an hour.  Feeling a bit rusty with watercolour, especially with the model!  Still, what a pleasant way to spend a winter afternoon!

Foray into Pet Portraits

The top one is not really a portrait;  it's my brother's dog, Penny, on the beach at Goose rocks last summer.  The cat is Kingston, our crazy black cat.  These were done some time in the winter, from photographs.  It sure has been awhile since my last posting!  I have been busy painting, though.  Hope to catch up with more postings soon!

"Jugathon"

 Three Jugs, original water colour on Arches Aquarelle

 Jugs, original water colour on Arches Aquarelle

 Five Jugs, original water colour on Arches Aquarelle

Jugs in Order, original water colour on Arches Aquarelle

Seated Figure

Seated Figure, original watercolour on Arches paper.  I love painting the figure in any medium!  This was painted using a very limited palette.

Squash and Pomegranite

 Squash, 12" x 12" watercolour on Arches paper

Pomegranite, 12" x 12" watercolour on Arches paper

It has been a long time since I have posted any work, but I was painting all autumn in both water colour and oil.  I got too busy with painting, which was a lovely delight!  I will be posting a selection of paintings over the next little while.

Landscapes: using the white of the paper

In these landscapes, I was trying to use the white of the paper as part of the composition.  The top one is 10" x 14" and the bottom one is 14"x 10".  Both are water colour on Arches Aquarellle paper.