Apple Blossom

Found a nice little picture of an apple blossom on pmp-art.com.  Couldn't help myself, I had to paint it.  I think it came out ok.  I'm working on putting light next to dark and smooth transitions of colors.  Also If I can get multiple colors into each space, so much the better.  The leaves are mostly HBC green #1 and #2 but I've snuck in some Perm. Yellow Lemon and some Viridian too.  The petals are Rose Madder and Vermilion. 

In the original picture the whole branch must have been set on a white sheet, because it had a very soft grey shadow.  I tried to replicate that here. 

I hope you like this one.  I think I'm gonna do a video for htis one, keep a check out for it.

Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto

I found a picture of a robot the other day.  Wasn't looking for one, I just came across it.  And once I did, I realized I had to paint it.  After a quick drawing, and the comments of all my friends and family that were home at the time, I got down to work. 

I used my brand new Holbein Watercolors to paint this, and I think they are absolutely sublime.  I might not even go back to my old M. Graham's.  This is painted on a 12"x12" square sheet and I was thinking I could have two of these standing side by side, so I only used half the paper.  Perhaps in the near future, I'll do the other half and then I'll have them both.

I spent probably half an hour on this, and I think it turned out pretty good.  I think if I spent another half an hour, I could really bring out some of the darks, and that would set up some of the lights a bit better.  And of course a bit of background wouldn't hut.