I picked up this wonderful travel watercolor kit from Winsor Newton a while back and finally had an opportunity to play with it over the weekend. Watercolor is a challenging medium and can be intimidating but wow, how much fun! Really looking forward to experimenting with more watercolor in the future, and doing some sketching on the go with this kit.
In the past when I would get frustrated because a painting didn’t work out it would completely dismantle any motivation I had for art. It would be a defeat that would add yet more bricks to the wall. This time though, it was just a failed painting and I just wanted to try going a different direction. Not everything is going to work. Some things may work well and then get ruined because of impatience or because I just wanted to try something. It’s frustrating, but also super fun.
Acrylic on canvas. This character has things to say, but can’t get the thoughts to form, or the thoughts are there but can’t find a voice. Check it out – Thought Bubbles; Getting Twisted
This is based on a sketch I made of my wife and I during sunrise at Burning Man in 2008.
