
I had some fun with simple lines and angles in this piece.
Travel Scenes
Each of these pieces are reminiscent of travels I went on in October or during Thanksgiving.
A sketch of a woman in a full body jumpsuit at San Jose Airport. I got a little frustrated with the pants.

Driving down the I-5 grapevine, I noticed the great contrast in the yellow of the hills and the purple haze of the valley. When I got home after this trip, I immediately tried to capture the color scheme and general shapes.

A better version on the yellow grass/purple haze effect noticed on the I-5 drive to the SF Bay Area. I'm really happy with the wash and bleed that created these clouds.

A sketch at the cliffs of the Palisades in Santa Monica, overlooking the Santa Monica pier.

This palm tree had a frond sheath that was slowly peeling away from the trunk. I aimed to mimic the cool, zippered effect.

Last month, I painted some people building a sand castle at Clearwater Beach. This was another one that I had sketched in pencil, and this month continued the scene in watercolor.

A Clearwater Beach cabana: I had kept meaning to do a sketch that had the nice contrast of these orange cabanas against the deep blue sky and ocean. While a little too over-bled in spots, I am very happy with the color scheme!
Snowflakes

By doing a piece focused on snow (specifically, of a girl catching snowflakes with her tongue), I was able to play with bleeding washes, salt effects and frisket. I didn't like the colors of the background in this one...

...So I ended up with this piece, instead. Fairly loose and splattery.
Random sketches on interim paper
Since these are the few pieces I had desperately done on generic drawing paper, I won’t say much about them. Having the right paper makes a whole world of difference.

