Watercolor Session

I had a painting moment in Florida and I literally had no pre-conceived plan. My sister was on a lengthy Zoom call and I thought I would indulge myself in watercolor. I grabbed my 5x7 Strathmore watercolor cards and just "winged" it. Have you ever just "winged it"? Well, I did and here's the result.

The first card is a repeat of my watercolor edge painting. The difference with this one is that I didn't like my splatters that were too dark onto the white space. Rather than chuck the "failure," I fussy cut the edges of the watercolor and re-affixed them onto fresh cardstock! So happy with that option.

The next version is a 5x7 size and I like the teals in this. The beauty of this technique is you can pick 3-4 colors in the same color family and they will all work well together. Splatters are just water droplets.

The next card is a version of blob flowers that takes up the entire 5x7 surface. There is at least 3 colors on the flowers starting with light to dark.

I can't decide whether to leave the card front blank or add the diecut word (it's just laying over the card front). I'm leaning toward leaving it blank.

I love teals, especially being at the beach! This version is definitely more "blobby" and random. This one is speaking to me to put a diecut word over the green stem area, or even a word block that is cut into a small rectangle. Guess I just decided this one isn't finished!

This is a true blob flower card. My issue with it is I got carried away with the splatters. I will add a black sentiment to draw the eyes down and away from the top. Hmmm, another card needing a little somethin' somethin'.

Favorite card of the bunch! No sketching, just painting!

Have a pleasant week!

XOXO

LYN

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