Wallpaper 2

#41 Wallpaper 2...  5x7 ... pure watercolor

More patterning... started with the blooms, and then filled in with the leaves. I think leaving the white of the paper gives it sparkle... I'll have to remember that. :)

Green Thumb

#38 Green Thumb... 5x7 watercolor

Still working in pure watercolor... no drawing, just trying to let watercolor be watercolor. :-)

Wallpaper

#37 Wallpaper... 5x7 Watercolor

Still finding my watercolor legs...
Along with my 6 paintings per week for a year, challenge... I'm posting January's paintings over at Leslie Saeta's blog.... She's organized a "30 paintings in 30 days" challenge... There's some fantastic stuff going on in there!

Oak Leaf Support... who woulda thunk

Someone sent me a link to some incredible leaf art a few weeks ago... they had intricately carved images out of the leaves.... That got me thinking about leaves as canvas...so here is my first experiment. The trick is to treat the leaves with glycerin, so they stay supple. I'm thinking I'll need to coat the back of the leaf with some sort of acrylic medium, so it won't crumble... I love experimenting. :)