Watercolor Practice & Fireworks have Begun

    I thought I would try to get to sleep early tonight, as I was tired but the fireworks have begun already here on the lake. I got up and watched for a bit. I do love fireworks but could do without the ones that just make a very loud boom.

   I have been practicing with watercolors and inks this week. I got out the book that I worked out of two years ago. I really like this book as they also use a lot of inks and show the brush strokes.

My piece looks nothing like the page I was using for reference-but that's ok-I am getting back to the feel of the paints again. I usually over do the watercolors when they are still wet-need to work on that.

   The brown is the hibiscus ink I had made two years ago. The purple and red is Windsor and Newton's inks and the black is another ink that I have Blues and greens are the watercolors

       Any plans for the 4th?   I have no idea what I am going to make us this year. Larry is not eating much this week , and I have to be careful what I eat still-so will figure it out tomorrow haha Now that rain is out of the area-I started the grass cutting early this morning-I will do that tomorrow morning as well. We are headed back up to the 90's-so the lake will be packed for sure. The rain was all taken out of the forecast.

   Happy 4th-all that celebrate here in the USA