Purples in a Barrel

Above is gouache and below is oil. I love gouache. Colors can layer over each other--similar to oils.

I couldn't resist...

Gouache Resist!  Jane Powell, from Random Arts in Saluda, NC posted this tutorial. And I just had to try it. If you have the supplied, which I did, then you should try it. I was so excited when I ran the India Ink under the water and the image emerged.  So fun. You must try it!

Place Cards

Macaulay, our daughter, is coming today from Greenville, SC, for a baby shower that her good friend and her mother are giving her.   I volunteered that I would be glad to do the place cards- so here they are. Pretty good---I can always  over scrutinize my calligraphy but I actually enjoyed doing them,  It was a "labor of love" for sure. For the blue, I used Peacock Blue and white Windsor and Newton Gouache which is what most calligraphers use to get opaque color. I used a oblique pen holder and pointed nib.

I wish I were a better photographer.......