Mr. Farenheit

Last night after watercolor class I was driving home listening to Queen, and I wanted to do some watercolor sketches of Freddie. When I got home I was drawing him, and having a great time doing it. This morning as soon as I woke up I gave it another try, and this just spilled out. It's not even the greatest drawing, and I'm going to refine it, but I haven't had so much fun drawing something for myself in some time now. So for me this is a really special sketch.

Poe-trait

From my watercolor class.

Lunchtime Watercolors

I'm a real beginner at watercolors, so I'm still getting familiar with some basic principles, like painting solid tones and developing brush control. I went to Starbuck's for lunch, bought a sandwich and banana, and found a spot outside to paint. I approached each banana sketch differently, trying different techniques that my watercolor instructor has told us about. I learned a lot with each attempt. And as a bonus, few things are as relaxing as painting outside on a beautiful day!

Silhouettes

I'm taking a watercolor class, and my instructor suggested keeping a sketchbook of brush pen/silhouette art. I've been using a brush pen for a little while already, but drawing in silhouette was not something I tried to do very much. It's been very refreshing to look at subjects this way.