watercolor ventures

Well,
I finally have another post!

I have been playing around with watercolors quite a bit.
(as you may remember from my last post...)

I saw a neat idea somewhere for mixing watercolors.

A sort of "watercolor multiplication chart"...

My version:

You most likely are unable to decipher the scrawls on top and left of the sheet, so I will  attempt to explain. :P

Basically, the first word on the top left corner is "red", as well as the word on the top of the column of words on the left.

The next word down is orange, as well as the next one over, and so on...

Anyway... it just shows what color you get if you mix the color on the top and the color on the right.

Hm.

Complicated.

And I'm not very good at explaining.

Moving on...

;P

One night, I was just inspired to draw a tree with birds.

So I did.

And then painted it.

*grins* 

I think it turned out pretty well.

:D

And then, last but not least, 

A sparrow.

This time, I aimed for 

"realisticness"

(yep, that's just a made up word)

;P

I was pretty pleased with how it turned out!
Except for the claw...
*glares at claw*
My claws never seem to turn out quite right...
: /

Ah well,
that's all for now!
:)

scherenschnitte hummingbird

*stares at title*
Wow, you are long...
...

Well,
No watercolor birds to show yet,
just a single scherenschnitte.

~
Schnerenschnitte
scherenshnitty,
and

scherenschnittay

are  my brother's, sister's, and mother's names for my outrageously named artwork...
Yes.

It's a strange name.

Sometimes I'm not sure even sure I'm spelling it right...

;P

[/end of rabbit trail]

I'm pleased with myself, as this was not a paper cutting I found online.
*gloats*
I made it myself.
 *gasp*

Well....

Not exactly.

I took Microsoft words graphics and played with them until I had a good pattern.
 :P



And...
for a change, I cut it on black paper.

I like the effect!

Ah,
Hummingbirds.
:)

watercolor birds

I've been gone for a while.

Yes.

Excuses.

Our trip was VERY fun and interesting,
(except for an unpleasant flu...)

*grins and nods*

Extras! Extras! Read all about it HERE!
;P

Well, I have been playing around with watercolor, and I recently saw this blog.

So, on to watercolor birds.

To be completely honest, it is only two so far, but it's a start.

And it's been fun.

I'm enjoying it. :)

1st bird.
(as you can see, I messed up right under the beak...)



But I still like it.

And...

2nd bird.

I like the shape of this one a bit better, but maybe that's because I just painted it...

It also seems somewhat more subdued than the other.

Almost pigeon-like...

Hm.

Oh, the flowers are supposed to be poppies.

They ended up resembling roses, or carnations...
:P

And the stem of one unfortunate bud is extremely thick due to a unsteady hand...

But I like it, too.
:)

That is it so far...
There may be more to come.
or maybe not.

It will depend on the whims of the artist.
;D

Oh! I also posted my third chapter of my novel, in case anyone would like to read it...