Wet in wet effect

Love it when I get such a nicely striated bleed to soften a hard boundary like this black to white transition. Aggressive staining colors like phthalo blue here really want to spread out and colonize the whole pool, and it's a job to rein them in.

In the studio

Today's fun and games -- outlining the foliage...

Update on the work

Detail of this watercolor painting in process, perhaps half done at this point. Almost ready to slather on the background...

Tool tip

Painting straight lines with my smoothest ruler serving as the finger slide. The brush stays about a half inch away from the ruler, which guides each hand gesture. This works surprisingly well...

Wet in wet

Love painting watercolors in the pouring rain...