In this continuation of nature-inspired designs, I changed the palette to include more of the cooler colors. I copied textures from barks of trees as the starting point and overlaid other patterns from nature (mainly flowers). Application of watercolors followed, as a third layer of complication. Fortunately most of the final sketches were not overly […]
Underlying the watercolors is an ink sketch of some thick pine bark. I overlaid the outline of a lady slipper flower formation on the bark to create a complex of textures. The water soluble black ink ran when I applied the watercolors (which accounts for some of the muddiness in the piece). All things considered, […]
I began this sketch by inking the texture of palm tree bark, with a water-soluble ink pen. Within the areas defined by the edges of the bark, I applied watercolors. It reminds me a bit of an ant farm or other structure with separate chambers. The watercolor unifies the composition. Please visit my Etsy shop […]
