Manatee

 A watercolor I worked on in between writing. 

Art Update - 1st time entering an art show

 

© 2022, Miriam Wood.

I finished this mixed media (watercolor and gouache) painting yesterday (2/18/2022) and decided to enter it into a local art show. All entries will be displayed in their online gallery. Several pieces will be on display in person at the Tallahassee Capital Building. I am just aiming to be included as an artist in the area and have something in an art show. I entered this painting I'm calling "Pinto" and the oil painting seascape I call "Storm".

I went ahead and joined the Council on Culture and Arts of Tallahassee and Leon County (Florida). You can see their website at https://coca.tallahasseearts.org/

When not playing with paint, I have been working on a historical romance which was requested by Harlequin this past week during a FB pitch event.

From an online watercolor workshop by Kat Furrow. Check her out.

More practice

 I have been practicing my watercolors. Here are a few shots of what I'm up to in between writing.

I got this exercise from artist Allison Lyon on You Tube

I got this exercise from a workshop on Skillshare.

The last image is a practice watercolor I did along with artist Kat Furrow and her free workshop on Facebook. She's fantastic.

Feathers 2

 A second try at the feathers.

I'm working on Canson XL paper. Not 100% cotton as many instructors suggest. I have some on the way via Amazon though. I used Cotman watercolors by Winsor and Newton. I'm going to try using the pan watercolors a bit instead of the tubes. I absolutely hate wasting the color pigment. Well, not wasting now. I am using a palette I can seal closed to save them, but still.