New Daniel Smith Watercolor Paints

New Daniel Smith watercolor paints arrived in the mail. Hooray! I'm so excited to try them all out--especially the Interference Gold.

Watercolor Drips & Streaks

A watercolor style I'm often drawn toward is  when the artist allows the paint to drip down or streak out. Turns out, it's super fun to create.

Tulips

I found a wonderful watercolor painting of tulips, so I used it as a reference for this painting. I'm not yet able to achieve the style of painting I would like from painting real life subjects, so I thought I would try to reverse engineer this painting.

Thistles

In the spirit of loosening up, I decided to try a variety of thistles. Plus this was a great excuse to use my new pink Daniel Smith watercolor paints. I love the architectural feeling of thistles, though they're still on the wild side.

Daniel Smith Watercolor Demo

I recently attended a free Daniel Smith watercolor demo at University Art. I had never used their paints before, nor had I used any artist grade paints for that matter. They were amazing! They were have a big sale, so I bought a few. Can't wait to try them out!

Carrots

I love how these colorful carrots turned out. Just the right amount of loose sketch, but you can still tell what it is.

Apple Sketches

I have yet to master the apple, but I had fun with these ink pen and watercolor sketches.

Veggies

Here are a few quick sketches I did with an ink pen and watercolors.

Mixing Tray

Even if my paintings don't turn out beautifully, the mixing tray always does.

Radish & Thistle

Simple little paintings.

Forest

This was a commissioned piece. My husband requested I paint him a forest. I wish he would pick something easier. I definitely cannot paint from memory.

Loosening Up

I'm working on loosening up my watercolor paintings. Here I tried it with a carrot, lotus, and poppies.

Pink Fruits

More colorful fruits. Pink makes all fruits look amazing!

Colorful Fruits

Tonight I played with my watercolor pans, which I have in an assortment of colors. I just doodled these fruits, mixing all sorts of colors.