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.

Apple Watercolor

This is my second attempt at painting an apple with watercolors. My first attempt I was way too cocky and thought painting an apple would be a breeze. Let's just say it didn't even look like an apple by the time I was done. 

With this apple, my colors and shape are much more apple-like. At least if I showed you a picture of it, you would recognize it's an apple.

Valentine's Day Card

Since I'm learning to watercolor, I decided to make my hubby a Valentine's Day card with an original watercolor painting. I love the hearts, but it's a little girly for a man, so I accompanied the card with a bottle of whiskey.