This time I followed the instructions (well, mostly) in the course from Onlinecardclasses.com. Day 2 of the Simply Watercolor class.

This time I followed the instructions (well, mostly) in the course from Onlinecardclasses.com. Day 2 of the Simply Watercolor class.

We had some swallows using this nest but only for a short while. There were no baby birds in it this year.

A dove nest in our burr oak tree. It was already abandoned when I photographed it; I didn’t bother any birds.

Day 26 of the 2018 Direct Watercolor Challenge: a duckling, from the book The Chinese Brush Painting Bible by Jane Dwight.

#30x30DirectWatercolorChallenge2018 Day 26
Day 25 of the 2018 Direct Watercolor Challenge: a duck figurine. I intended to paint the whole duck but I ran out of room on my 5×7-inch watercolor paper. That’s another thing that happens when you don’t sketch the subject first. Oh, well, better luck next time.
