Day 30, the last day of the 2018 Direct Watercolor Challenge: a sunflower. To me it looks like a greenish strawberry with yellow leaves. I don’t know how these things happen.

#30x30DirectWatercolor2018 Day 30
Day 30, the last day of the 2018 Direct Watercolor Challenge: a sunflower. To me it looks like a greenish strawberry with yellow leaves. I don’t know how these things happen.

#30x30DirectWatercolor2018 Day 30
Sunflowers brighten up any space, even a hurricane fence.

What brings sunshine in?
Sunflowers in a small vase
Mother Nature’s gift

Day 6 of the June Watercolor Challenge: a bottlebrush bloom in my yard. Remember, part of the challenge is to paint without an underlying sketch.

#30x30DirectWatercolor2018 Day 6
I’m participating in a challenge for the month of June: paint a watercolor every day. Here is my Day 1 effort: a lily. Part of the challenge is to paint without an underlying sketch or drawing. Oh dear. We’ll see how that goes. I didn’t wait quite long enough for the flower paint to dry before I added in the light blue background. Better luck next time, right?

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