Calla Lilies Talavera style

22x30 watercolor and ink on Saunders Waterford 140 lb cold press paper.  Taking a cue from Talavera pottery that I collect and love, I used a single white calla lily and drew exaggerated shapes then added pattern one might see on the famous designs.  These wild and crazy blooms are done in desert colors of taupe, raw sienna, quinacridone gold and burnt orange, indigo for the stamens, and mixed greens for leaves.

Hearts Afire

This full sheet 30x22 on Arches 140 CP was started last week at Doug's class then I worked again on it this weekend, using alcohol to remove paint on its stamped areas of white latex acrylic. The inner heart area is the original nonobjective underpainting using pink, black, and yellow.