Non Traditional Holiday Colors

This is my experimentation using non traditional holiday colors. I normally experiment with ATCs - a nice small surface, quick to paint...and of course fun to trade.

For both ATCs, I used an Aqua Brush and H20 Twinkling Luminare watercolors. For embellishments, I used some sparkly crystals from my scrapbook stash.

Boys Rule

My son always paints with me ... he's very artistic - but has often commented that most everything I paint - is for GIRLS!!! Now, I've done things for boys...but I must admit that I paint lots of flowers ... lots of things that boys would frown upon.

Sooooo....the other night, as my son and I watched a movie - I took out my sketch pad and decided to draw something just for him. It wasn't too bad ... and he looked over and said.."HEY!!!...that's me!!"

I outlines the sketch with a black pigma pen...then just took out my Aqua brush and some H2O paint...and decided to wing it. I'm not finished yet...have no clue what I'll add...but this is what I have so far: