Tag Archives: watercolor

  Becca Bluebonnet
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My (IRL) friend Becca of Ribbons in Curls painted this amazing watercolor portait of me. I love that she drew me in one of my favorite dresses! Visit her blog to check out more of her art. She also has …


  A few watercolors
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With finals starting just a day away, I’ve been way too busy to think about posting! I have, however, completed a few paintings since the last time I posted: Some of you may remember the first two as photographs from …


  Transgender on Bourbon Street
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For this semester in watercolor, I’ve been researching various facets of feminine identity. For this week, I chose to paint a transgendered person we encountered on Bourbon Street, who had taken upon herself the task of directing traffic. Keep in …


  Watercolor: Eleanor

Sorry for my absence; about two weeks ago I hit a sort of “low” and due to severe insomnia/weight loss I deemed it best to focus on recovery (aka lots of mcflurries, crying, and Haruki Murakami) rather than blogging. And …


  In-Progress Watercolor, girl at chair
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This painting is still a work-in-progress! When working with watercolors, I have such a difficult time pushing dark values because I fear putting down something that I can’t take off the paper. So I predict about ten additional layers of …


  まぐろ (ma·gu·ro)

Sorry that I’ve been terrible about posting lately. Uni has resumed and of course I’m swamped with work and reading. Here’s a painting that I finished on Monday: (Closeup) It’s entitled 鮪, read “Maguro” (the Japanese word for “tuna”). It …


  Recent Watercolor Paintings

Here are some recent paintings I’ve done for my watercolor class. I received the highest marks on all of them, and even had a few of them on display for a while, but seeing them on my computer makes me …


  Bundling Up
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A few days ago, snowfall hit Dallas pretty unexpectedly, and although it melted just as quickly as it fell, the freezing (or just above) temperatures have persisted. Winter came, literally, overnight. I’ve actually had to start bundling up, which is …