Onion & Garlic

For my watercolor homework this week, I tried my hand at painting an onion and a garlic. Neither of them turned out as fabulous as I'd hoped, but it's the first time I tried painting these. Next time will be even better.

Peppers

I do not enjoy eating peppers, but they were fun to paint. I originally wanted to keep a distinct highlight on the peppers, as in the top photo. Unfortunately, I ended up painting over them.

Snowy Landscape

On my own I would never choose to paint a snowy landscape scene. It was definitely challenging to leave a significant amount of the paper white. I used masking fluid on the bard, fence, and fence posts to keep specific parts white. I like how the front fence and gate turned out, but the rest was a learning experience.

Sunset

My husband asked me to paint him a sunset on a scrap of paper I had...this is what I came up with. It's primitive, but I did it without a reference image and in only a couple minutes of painting.

Candles & Chalk

We used chalk for the background of our candle painting in class. while the watercolor was still a little wet, we scrapped chalk onto it. This was so fun to do and has such a neat effect.

Pear Watercolor

For my watercolor homework assignment, I tried my hand at a pear. It's a little rough around the edges and the stem is a little too dark, but it's pretty good for me overall. I enjoyed the speckling of the pear with my toothbrush.