Some watercolour and ink studies

Been quiet for a while.... Lots been going on that hasn't been related to art and now am busy trying to get some paintings done for Cambridge Open Studios, which is on in July.

For inspiration I buy flowers from the local market - finding ones that have interesting shapes and colours. Although I normally paint in acrylic ink, I also like watercolour and pen work. Here are a couple of studies I did recently.

This iris has been done with pen (Rotring art pen) and watercolour on Bockingford 425gsm NOT quarter imperial watercolour paper














 
 I waited until the tulip was really open before painting it - thought it looked more interesting like that. This was also done with the Rotring art pen and watercolour on Bockingford 425gsm NOT quarter imperial watercolour paper.

Quite enjoy getting back to watercolours on occasions. Might try a few more....