Watercolor: Special Gift

This watercolor was inspired by a pair of turle earrings; finding gold paint for this painting was very difficult.  I created this as a gift to my Godmother.

Box of Inspiration

because who could resist a box of crayons?

The Sun

After suffering through Hurricane Irene, and then tropical storm Lee, Connecticut has been nothing but soggy.  This is what inspired this weeks watercolor painting.

Water Color Best Buds

Safari Best Buds: The Cub and The Calf


The Process:

First: drawing by hand the picture I want to paint:

Second: painting it!  :)

Watercolor Sunset Pelican

Second try at the Professional Watercolor paints and paintbrush.  Also attempted to outline my pelican using a real feather-its harder than it sounds =)

Watercolor Sunset Pelican

Watercolor Gardening Gnome

My Gnome; I named him Freddy Liam Ficklebottom

First time painting with proffesional water paints and paintbrush

Watercolor Gardening Gnome

Watercolor heart with key

Not quite sure what inspired this one; but its one of my favs

Watercolor heart with key

Watercolor Giraffe Silhouette

For my Mother, Whose Favorite Animal is a Giraffe

Watercolor Giraffe Silhouette