Vintage vase with bright flowers. Pencil sketch with watercolor wash in sketchbook.
My husband brought home flowers yesterday, so I thought I’d sketch the bouquet and vase this morning in my sketchbook. I ended up putting a watercolor wash on top, forgetting the paper in this book doesn’t take washes well. I added some colored gouache to get the pale yellow highlights of the major flower. The color could be better, but I learned from trying to sketch the vintage vase at this angle. Day four done and dusted…yay! but the reorganization and upheaval continues in my studio corner of the living room… sigh. Happy first Monday of the year.
Rachel Murphree Watercolors 