New Watercolor Studio Set-up

Watercolor painting studio set-up

I wasn’t using my studio to paint because I enjoyed being in the living room while painting, so I finally set up a painting studio in the corner of the living room with quality daylight for most of the day…

Earth Tones Palette Update (again)

Earth Tones watercolor palette 2021

After creating my Autumn palette, I decided to swap out a few more colors in my Earth Tones palette. I have been wanting to experiment with creating natural textile textures in watercolor, such as the natural color variations and patterning…

Autumn & Earth Tones Watercolor Palettes

Autumn and Earth Tones watercolor palette swatch cards

Now that we’re officially into Fall, I assembled a vibrant Autumn watercolor palette. It consists of all Roman Szmal Aquarius paints and leans heavily on greens, yellows and oranges with lots of jewel tones. In addition, I’m augmenting it with…

Tidal Circle Watercolor & Embroidery

Tidal Circle abstract watercolor and embroidery

I took my tidal Circle abstract watercolor painting and embellished it with embroidery to add texture and dimension, as if meteors and debris are floating around a galaxy. Here is a scan of the original watercolor.

Pink & Orange Dots

Pink & Orange Dots--watercolor and embroidery
Pink & Orange Dots--watercolor and embroidery on cold press watercolor paper

Aqua & Violet Dots

Watercolor dots art and embroidery
Aqua & Violet Dots watercolor and embroidery. Having more fun selecting colors combinations and finding the right yarn to match to each dot.