Cowboy and His Horse

9x12 ink using black Tombow brush pen on Bristol board 300 series done last week.  With no pencil drawing beforehand, only dark areas were put in first then water added for greys; white is the white of the paper.
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Black Cat Magic

4.75x3 watercolor over ink line sketch with Micron 01 pen done today.  I sketched the black cat on a scrap of Canson 140 lb cold press paper that is or was used for putting under smaller works, so various lines and color marks appear along with ink stamps.
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Viv's Hydrangeas

9x14 watercolor on partly gessoed matboard, a floral array painted from using a black & white photocopy of fellow artist Viv's, in New Zealand, hydrangeas.
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Summer Days Bouquet

22x24 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper completed a few days ago, a floral arrangement based upon the smaller alcohol ink one done recently.  The glass vase holds a variety of blooms, eucalyptus leaves and Chinese lanterns.
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Old Romance

6x8 watercolor on Fabriano 140 lb cold press paper completed today of a romantic still life with old antique books, pearls, a red rose and a burning candle.  Look closely to see the bottom book and pearls reflection in the glass tabletop.  This is my entry for this month's miniature forum on WetCanvas.
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Bike Shadows

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper using my ink sketch done first .  Using no photo reference I quickly laid in a background wash of primaries arylide yellow, ultramarine blue, and permanent rose.  When dry, I used dry brush technique to put in flowers (parrot tulips mostly) and do details on this blue bike.  Its shadows were very important so that area painted with a mix of alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue.  The blue bike's color is cobalt.
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Botanical Plum Blossoms

12x9 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper done last week, the second of two commissions using ink line and wash method.  The background was painted to resemble cream colored parchment. This work is SOLD.
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