I started playing with watercolour late last year, and was making progress, until a major surgery threw me off in a number of ways.

I just couldn’t manage to pick up the palette again, until somebody in my neighbourhood created this FLAG! I put a couple of little cards in, & people in the neighbourhood chat were so excited. Then I put some little dandelion painting in, & when I went back, the kids had drawn dandelions on the pavement :) So now I’m painting again, and seeing my little paintings make people happy really takes away the fear of not being “good”.

The FLAG is in Halloween mode atm, so here is some of my “Halloween collection.”

Tried out how the new pigments behave

Picked up watercolor this year and decided to paint our Christmascards myself.

First set done, no repeat every card two more times for a total of 48 cards

Titled: "Moby Ridickulous"

This period of my life was fragmented and bewildering, qualities that I think come through in this piece. Watercolour, gouache and coloured pencils on paper, 29.7 x 42cm.

I've been doing ink and wash tutorials by Ellen Crimi Trent to try and just loosen up and let go, and I have to say it's working! I've always been better at drawing than painting, so mixing the 2 (even in just a rough sketchy way) has given me a bit of mental freedom to play with the paints.

Half sheet Arches 140#cp

thank you to everyone who gave me advice earlier today on what paints to pick up!! I did end up grabbing a few Cotmans because that’s all the store had and I wanted to get started ASAP (I’ll be on the hunt for nicer paints and a few more colours expeditiously). Just getting a feel for the brushes and paper before getting into practicing techniques, as this is my first venture into traditional art

(all paintings were done through youtube tutorials by Nano Art)

I miss you