Watercolor "Cotati Fields"

 I started working with watercolors again. I might have painted one every few years, or let's just day "once in a while". I was never using the media quite right. Never had a formal lesson in watercolors. So I decided I needed to correct this and learn how to do it properly. For a quick one, this isn't too bad.

So, here's one I did in 2009 of a scene near where I live in Northern California. "Cotati" is a small town near me. At this point I was still painting incorrectly with these paints but by accident, nearly correctly. 

So, as practice, I've been painting on 4x6 inch postcard sized watercolor paper. This way I can quickly practice a technique without committing to a full size painting. 

I'll be posting more of these, showing my progress.

Small Walnut Wood Bowl

 This is a Walnut wood bowl measuring 3.5 inches diameter and a little over an inch high. Finished with Pita's True Grit.

Walnut Wood Box w/Finial

 I posted this Walnut bowl last week. Then I made a lid for it, so it becomes a box. Dark wood is Walnut. The light wood is Sycamore. I added a textured rosette between the box and the finial.

Small Maple Bowl

 Here's a Maple wood bowl measuring 4 inches diameter and 2 inches high. Finished with Pita's True Grit.

Small Walnut Bowl

 A small Walnut wood bowl measuring 2.5 diameter and 2 inches high. Finished with Pita's True Grit.

Small Maple Bowl

 This is a small Maple bowl measuring 4 inches diameter and 3 inches high. Finished with Pita's True Grit. 

Small Walnut Wood Bowl

 Here's a small Walnut bowl measuring almost 3 inches diameter and 2.5 inches high. I made a textured bead around the rim. Finished with Pita's True Grit. 

Small Sycamore Bowl

 This is a Sycamore wood bowl measuring 3.25 inches diameter by 2 inches tall. Finished with Pita's True Grit polishing compound (mineral oil, beeswax and diatomaceous earth). This is my new go-to finishing compound. I love this stuff. 

 

Small Spalted Pear Bowl

 Another small spalted Pear bowl. This one measures 2.75 in diameter and 1.25 inches tall. Wet sanded and finished with mineral oil. 

Large Pear Bowl

 Here's a simple, plain Pear bowl measuring 8 inches in diameter and 3 inches high. It's large only in the context of my bowl-making. It would be medium sized in the real world. Wet sanded and finished with mineral oil. 

Small Spalted Pear Bowl

 Here's a spalted Pear bowl measuring 3 inches in diameter by 1.5 inches high. I made a textured bead around the rim.  Finished with mineral oil.