It’s Watercolor Wednesday! And those three words are not as scary as they were a year ago. I actually had a lot of fun with this particular challenge. Loose sketching and painting has always been my thing. I’ve always been the type to slap the paint on and hope for the best. The video tutorial linked in the challenge had us sketching out a lighthouse scene with Sharpie and then coloring with simple watercolor washes. I wanted to paint a Rhode Island lighthouse, because this card s going to this week’s Tea Party recipient, Tom, who is a former coworker of mine. One of my other coworkers asked if I would make a card for her to send, and I thought a Rhode Island lighthouse would be great to remind him how much support he has over here in Southern New England. Here is the reference photo that I used of Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, RI. It’s about an hour from my house.
As usual, I made two cards this morning, using my Spectrum Aqua markers scribbled on my Waffle Flower Crafts Water Media Mat. I cut both papers to small squares and taped them down to some scrap paper.
I’ve used two different papers for my watercolor today. I won several different kinds of Hahnemuhle paper from an Instagram giveaway hosted by Sandra at lifeimitatesdoodles. Go follow her page–her work is amazing! I took a photo of each painting on top of each paper pad, so I could look back for future reference.
The Bamboo paper has more of a hotpress texture to it. I like them both for different purposes, but today I found I had more luck with the Agave paper. Here is the card that I made with the Bamboo paper:
I’m entering these cards in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
