Day 64

I am still working on this view of Tumbledown, this time in watercolor. Soon it will be covered with snow.

Day 63

This is a watercolor of my "Nephew" Otis. He is such a cutie, I think he is a Shia Poo. Otis has a little brother, Tyler, who I am going to attempt soon!

Day 62

My first portrait in watercolor. The reference photo is from Valri Ary's DVD. I am actually happy, we know Dan is human! I have never seriously thought of doing portraits, I have done of Willy Nelson in pastel that I was pleased with, oh heck, I will post it here! I think I did this about 12 years ago.

Day 61

This is a study I did from a DVD I bought, hoping to learn something about the "right" way to do watercolor! (There is no right way.) These are apples, and I am aware they are orange. Some things I just cannot control!

(reference photo Valri Ary, thank you!)

Day 60

This is the view from our balcony at Old Orchard Beach. One direction is an amazing sunrise, and the other is the pier. (We can see the sunrise from our bed!)

Day 59

Day 58

On our way to Rangeley we saw this view of Tumbledown from the Byron Road. The closer you get the bigger it gets!

A dear friend shared with me a precious piece of Wallis paper to try. I have an order in at two companies, and it is on backorder! I love this paper, and can see why it is so popular with pastel painters. My fingers did take a beating, next time I will try using a chamois for some of the blending.