I’m using watercolours for the first time.

In the past I’ve only painted digitally with a Wacom tablet. Below are my first four pictures. Clearly I have a lot to learn. But I’m already having fun with different techniques, styles, papers, subjects, etc. I hope that by shaming myself on my own blog I will be encouraged to continue practising :)

First steps. From observation (actually, all of them are).

Getting more confident. Started using a penknife to apply paint in some places because the brushes I have are too flimsy and broad.

This one’s less confident, more complicated. Mixing colours is difficult!