Sweet Square #14

Today it occurred to me that splattering is a skill. Never thought about it much before but now I want to use it in illustrations. We just don't splatter enough after a certain age... :-)

watercolor

Sweet Square #13

Took out the Cray-pas again (see Sweet Square #7).
I'm really enjoying this Month of Experimentation. Drawing whatever is in my head and not searching for reference materials first has been a real boost for me.

Sweet Square #12

I was in the mood to use the palette knives again. Acrylic paint. Having fun with the textures.

Sweet Square #11

Is it starting to feel like fall? This is my favorite time of the year and the time I miss my native New England most. Autumn in France tends to be wet and dreary and the leafy color I love so much is lacking.

This Sweet Square is another of the watercolor experiments. I went for a warm palette this time as opposed to Day 9 when the palette was cooler. I let the very wet and drippy background dry then stared at it until I had an idea what to draw.

Sweet Square #10

A quickie. Collage (from magazines and painted paper) and  watercolor & marker (the bird watcher) on a square cut from a tissue box. The clear skies here in Brittany today must have influenced me.

Sweet Square #9

Taking inspiration from my fellow Sweet Squarists, I created a background with very wet watercolor then let the background tell me what to draw. I enjoyed this. In fact, I enjoy doing these squares a lot. Characters that have been rambling around my brain are coming to life and materials I often ignore are used.

Click on the colorful "Sweet Squares" square to the right--> if you want to learn more about them.

Sweet Square #8

This one should be called "SILLY Square" because it is me being very silly. This is more cartoony than usual. I didn't have any idea what to do today so I decided to start by gluing that crown on the 3X3 square and seeing what appeared underneath it. What can I say? Guess I'm not in a princessy mood today!

collage, marker, watercolor