Watercolor: Semi-abstract

I just finished this painting. I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.

Vatican Window, Framed

I am really pleased how this painting turned out. So pleased I paid a pretty penny (even with a 60% off coupon) to have it framed. Now we just have to decide where to hang it.

Watercolor 2

So yeah, I am alive, and I've actually been sort of busy. This month I have an unlimited pass to Yoga Yoga, and I've gone 8 times so far. I've also been working on my watercolor paintings. This session (each session is 5 weeks) I am taking watercolor 2. The class is pretty much the same, but we get more one on one attention.
We are supposed to complete 3 paintings. I have managed to complete 2 so far--with lots of work outside of class. I'll start on a third painting today or tomorrow. Monday is our last class. I doubt I will finish, but at least I finished two paintings and I really like them.

This first one is a recreation of a section of a neo-impressionist painting. I'm very happy with how it turned out.

This second one is a recreation of a photo that I took in the Vatican Museum. The windows were very old, with poured glass, so the buildings in the background were very distorted. This is the second attempt at this painting. It is amazing how much better it is than the first painting. I spent a very long time working on this one. I think it is actually frame-worthy.

Watercolors

I'm in my third round of watercolor classes and I've finally finished some paintings.

This one was basically an exercise. Practicing different techniques all on one sheet of paper.

Here is the octopus I worked forever on. I finally painted the octopus part. I'm not thrilled with it, but I learned some things while painting it.

This brain coral and the fish above it is my favorite part of the painting. I kind of like the curled up tentacle too. It reminds me of the curl on the top of a cello.

I finished this one last night. I like it. It looks better in person, and from a little far away. It is a closed trumpet flower surrounded by flowers.

The Watercolors

Ross's grandmother had a beautiful house with lots of beautiful things.  When she died Ross's family asked him what he wanted from the house.  He said he wanted the watercolors.  His mother told him that they had already been claimed by a cousin.  Fast forward 15 years...one day I used Susan's (Ross's mother) restroom and saw the watercolors hidden away in the tiny little toilet area. You sneaaaaaky Mom!

Well, when Ross's mother died Ross claimed the watercolors.  We brought them back with us from El Paso and I hung them up over the fireplace.  It is funny to think of Ross's grandmother having these racy watercolors.