No Place Like Home no. 7

Approx. 6" X 4" in watercolour and ink.

Bonkers

Been a bit bonkers around here, but will be picking up again soon! A little neon green never hurt anyone though, has it?

No Place Like Home #3

I was on holiday with my family (including my Mom!) in Ireland for a week mid-May and have had trouble getting back in the virtual saddle since then. This third painting in the series No Place Like Home was started before I left and finished just after returning! I didn't have it with me! Thought I better put this  up here before I lose track of where I am. :) More soon.

No Place Like Home - #2

The second of this series.. measures 10in X 7in. 

watercolour & ink. 

And a sneak peak of #3 in the works...

chaos & calm

I'm pretty pleased with both of the two paintings I worked on today, and one thing that is so striking is how COMPLETELY different they are. The finished one features a very calm and serene capybara (possibly two or three seconds away from getting spooked, jumping and dashing away). This was the second painting of the two. 

The other, as yet unfinished (so I've only shown some detail), is just a tad bit different (read: bonkers crazy). I think its title will somehow include the word "hangover". It was started last night after returning from the pub, and began to develop in the haze of this morning. I'll let you fill in the blanks. Stay tuned for a complete picture. 

sloth bear meets bird

What it says on the tin, really. I think sloth bear is done...with the small (very small) addition of a little bird. I didn't really want to mess with bear too much because I liked his rough quality (and sweet disposition). I did realise that my memory put his nose kind of out of shape, but I still like how he looks and  it just makes me want to experiment more. Dan said the bird looked a little bit stuck on, to which I responded ... "well he is"! I didn't want to complicate the bird too much. Simpler the better, and every time I put my brush near him again I felt like I was in danger of ruining the whole thing. Good time to stop. I sent these off on an order for cards last night, and I played with the colour digitally to see what the resulting cards would look like. The green is the original watercolour wash... the orangey pink was changed by the magic of the computer. Kind of crazy, that. I'm not entirely sure about this example, but I do like the idea of playing with colours digitally for prints and cards. What do you think?