Elijah

Painting of my son I did for my mother-in-law's Christmas present

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elijah in hood

about the watercolored hands

Thought I'd fill you in on where my blog title comes from: it comes from a poem by Gregory Corso: I Miss My Dear Cats

My water-colored hands are catless now

seated here alone in the dark

my window-shaped head is bowed with sad draperies

I am catless near death almost

behind me my last cat hanging on the wall

dead of my hand drink bloated

And on all my other walls from attic to cellar

my sad life of cats hangs

My life is not generally sad and I don't have any cats (anymore), but I just like the phrase "water-colored hands". Fits my purpose, too :)

Watercolor demo by Ng Woon Lam

 American artists seem to favor flat bristle brushes for watercolor, a preference which I've never quite understood. I am a fan of fat round brushes that can hold a lot of water. This artist is using a round brush and I think it's working great...

early morning view from the window

This is an early morning sketch (not that I like sketching early in the morning, it's just that my baby likes to wake up and shine early...). Somebody could invest in waterproof pens, eh?

Hi, and welcome to my mole skin

I got a Moleskine watercolor sketchbook for Christmas and now I'm back to regular sketching ( I hope :). This is from today: Tried toning the paper before drawing on it and I do like the result! I think it could work on a larger scale, too. Back to Christmas and sketching: my present for my younger brother was the "Illustrated Life" by Danny Gregory. I think I was more excited about this book than he was! It is very interesting to both read and look at the pages of someone else's sketchbook. Do check it out.

P.S. The quote at the top is from Lori McNee's fine art tips