More watercolor and mixed media

Watercolor, Elegant Writer Pence and Intense blockso on Arches cold press paoer

Watercolor and Elegant Writer pen on Arches cold press paper

Watercolor and Inktense blocks on Arches cold press paper 

Playing around with some techniques I gleaned from Karlyn Holman's Making Your Mark book and DVD.

More watercolor

Watercolor on Arches cold press, by Vicky Christensen 

Watercolor on Arches cold press, by Vicky Christensen

Watercolor on Arches cold press, by Vicky Christensen

Watercolor on Fluid cold press, by Vicky Christensen

It's been a while since I posted. Still working on my watercolor skills. The sweet little doggie in the first painting is my sister's Charlotte.

Watercolor bouquet

Watercolor on cold press paper, by Vicky Christensen 

It's a new week. Here's a bouquet to cheer you up.

Falling behind

Watercolor on Arches cold press, by Vicky Christensen

Watercolor on Ampersand Aquabord sample, by Vicky Christensen

Watercolor on Arches cold press paper, by Vicky Christensen

Watercolor on cold press paper, by Vicky Christensen

I'm still at it, honing my watercolor painting skills. Above is a sampling of the paintings I have done in the past several days.

More watercolor practice

Still working on my watercolor skills. For whatever reason I am having a hard time painting loose with watercolor, but I keep trying. The top two were done on what I consider my practice brand of paper. I wish I had used Arches instead. The bottom painting was done on a sample of Aquabord.

Hydrangea abstraction

Painting by Vicky Christensen, watercolor on Canson Watercolor Artboard

I bought a Jean Haines video today. After watching I was revved up to put color and water on paper. Here's the result.

Ampersand Aquabord samples

I ordered some samples of Ampersand Aquabord from Dick Blick. The idea of painting on a surface that won't warp when wet is appealing, and you can varnish it so could hang the paintings without putting them behind glass. So far it's not as nice to paint on as good quality watercolor paper, but close. One big plus: it certainly is much easier to lift color back to the white than paper, without causing any damage to the surface.

Peeking through the picket fence

Painting by Vicky Christensen, watercolor on cold press paper 

Here's a flower I saw a couple weeks ago, peeking through the picket fence, begging to be noticed. And now it has been immortalized in watercolor.