ENOUGH

Time to be done with this watercolor attempt. I need to get back to doing my prints. It was a nice test getting outside my comfort level but, enough!!

NOT MY THING!

I made a promise to myself that I would not give up on doing this watercolor painting, but I'm being tested!! I don't know why I struggle so with this. After this scan I'm going to just put down paint and let what ever happens, happen.

FACE YOUR FEAR

I am determined to someday conquer my watercolor technique deficit. I continue to start paintings, only to become frustrated and rip them up. Many a good piece of watercolor paper has met this awful fate. I've started another with sailing as the subject. Maybe my love of the water will help!

MORE THAN ART

My downstairs sanctuary is also a place that gets it's fair share of music use. Each year the high school puts on a 'Battle of the Bands'. I, along with a few of my teacher friends have been invited to close the program the last few years. We aren't actual contestants, just a novelty act I think.

We worked on "Little Red Rooster' last night, and it wasn't half bad.

KEEP ON TRYING

Another recent etching attempt. It is supposed to be a dragonfly hovering around a sprig of flowers. Okay, work with me here. Use your imagination!!!

LOST, THEN FOUND

I was cleaning and organizing downstairs last night, and I found a print in a stack of things that I had forgotten all about. It's from a copper etching I did and I was only able to get one print pulled that I liked at all.

FREE AND EASY

This watercolor demo on Youtube shows exactly where I would like to be with watercolor technique. No fear when laying down pigment. He just goes with his feelings. I love it and hate it at the same time!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hufRxne3aQ

AND A LITTLE MORE

The watercolor adventure continues. Good part...I haven't shredded it yet! Bad part...I'm really getting lost!!