Stack of boxes, with interesting areas of illumination and shade. Three colors only: Hansa Yellow Medium, Quinacridone Rose, Cerulean Blue. I did not like the bright grassy green I was getting with Hansa Yellow and Phthalo Blue (GS). Liked the opportunity for creating clean washes. Turned out better than I thought. The Q. Rose and C. Blue made a nice purple but then the colors separated out! “Picking up” the purple from the paper left a pink under stain. Damage control… yielded background you see on the right! Somewhat overworked… but done. Continuing to problem solve, and learning a lot by doing.

Finally to a run at trying one of these. Actually did 2, right is on 100% cotton. 2nd I did a bit more loose sketch. But water load and mixes were the same as I painted back and forth at same time. Goes to show how paper can transform the look. Both have their own character.

This was definitely the first watercolor exercise I could do with some confidence, really feel like the process is starting to click or maybe not

Here’s my attempt. I had trouble with the background. Maybe I should have use wet on wet to have better transitions between colors instead of those blobs!

First attempt at these boxes. I think I don’t have good water control and that is making my washes uneven