Water colour playtime again.

I made some time to play around with water colours again. I really enjoy them.
Here is my next piece.

It isn't brilliant I know, but isn't it important to have a go at things that just make you happy?

I hope you're having a relaxing Sunday.

Playing with water colour

Time to get my watercolours out & have some fun. I have never taken a class, I just haven't had time to squeeze it in, apparently these things happen when both kids are at school!
Experimenting is my only way to play, & I look at other accomplished artist's work, & look on you tube for technical inspiration.

I decided to have a go at painting some hand drawn lettering.

The initial sketch was the easy part.

Then I tackled the back ground. I got all of the colour on there. getting into tight spaces prove to be more difficult that I thought.

Adding some colour was so much fun & it started to become something.

Getting there.

Done! I added some white dots in acrylic to lift areas of it. I actually wanted to outline some of the letters in while, but my brush was a little large & too soft. I will need to speak to my art supplies about that as I am not sure how to tackle it. I also feel I need to work on my background. It looks a bit blotchy & uneven. I am not sure why, but no doubt it's all technique based. 

Regardless I found the whole creative task really calming.

Pinning Water Colours

I love water colours, there is something so soft, gentle, & peaceful about them. I love how colours bleed into each other, it can have such a refreshing effect. With spring shining here at the moment, it has me feeling inspired to create.

Here are some gorgeous finds on pinterest I have found.

Source 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

I hope these designs & such beautiful colours inspire your day.

Water colour mushrooms

My first exercise for MATS, was to draw some little mushrooms.

So I sketched furiously as you can see above, drawing several styles. I didn't want typical mushrooms I had to have my style come through. Once done I thought COLOUR time, so for the first time in years I pulled out my water colours & had an absolute ball playing with them.

I am quite happy with the end result to be honest :)

My next challenge will be to use the acrylics I bought Sunday.

This is so much fun.