Watermouth Harbour + Paint Party Friday

Here's another painting in my Saunders Waterford Pad,

which incidentally I'm enjoying using -

It is a Rough paper, so I wasn't sure at first if that would

be a good thing, I usually go for NOT paper, the (in between rough and very smooth)...

but as things turn out I've really enjoyed putting paint and brush onto this surface.

I plan to crop this painting from the pad, frame and sell it.

~ WATERMOUTH HARBOUR, DEVON ~

Today, I am joining the party....

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY

Many thanks to EVA & Kristin

for hosting.

Chicken and the rabbit

There I was sitting in the car waiting for husband to finish a grocery shop (I dislike shopping)....so usually I sketch whilst waiting for him.  Then, I spotted a Chicken and a Rabbit.  Can you see them?

here's a close up...

Okay....so perhaps not exactly a chicken and a rabbit!

- perhaps I should have gone shopping after all, lol -

Summerhouse time...

It rained off and on all day yesterday, so today with the sun shining we decided to get out in the

garden and enjoy the summerhouse...

and a great opportunity for me to take my paints and sketchbook out there -

  ~   an impromptu outdoor studio....ahhhhh  bliss  ~

here's the view from inside looking out...

Tell me I'm not imagining this....

I know I draw William the lurcher a lot, but do I need to be worried when I think I see him in our bath mat!!!

~ have a good Sunday everyone ~

Sand art....

No idea who made this, but thought I would share it with you....

somebody had fun making this.

This is what happens when I'm chatting on the phone...

Sunset

Still with the Saunders Waterford pad I've painted this sunset.  Prepared the colours first, that is the main thing, and plenty of it.  I did a very light pencil sketch of where I wanted things to go, like the distant hills.  Then put over the whole of the page clear water.  As the paper is rough and quite thick, I let it start to soak in and then added another layer of clear water to make sure.

Likely I went into this too soon, some of the paint spread further than I intended, but then it was fun to do - and to watch.  Next time I will try to be more restrained, and hold back until some of the 'shine'  from the clear water, has gone from the paper. 

Devon cottage - watercolour + Paint Party Friday

Having had the Saunders Waterford pad for such a long time and not really using it,  I'm now finding it good fun .... I did this little painting the other day and after adding more layers of detail, it's time to share it with you.  I say, painting - I should say Sketch.  With the work in this spiral pad, I'm using it all for reference and experiment in preparation for larger watercolour paintings one day.

Again, I used my mop brushes - of which I have several...

As the mop brushes soak up so much paint, I prepare paint in small dishes as well as my palettes. So glad I kept these dishes from desserts - why throw away something this useful...

Today I'm linking with

PAINT PARTY FRIDAY

with Thanks to EVA & Kristin our hosts.

I hope you will stop by Paint Party Friday and 

see all the art work there.

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