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Another Style another Try

Still working on "my" watercolor style.  Lots of videos that you can watch, lots of books (I know as I have them) but it all ends up in your own hands as to what style is yours.


I tend to only do some art when I've given up all hope of producing anything so my expectations are really low.  That is when I have freedom and not the self-pressure I put on my self.

This is my latest watercolor that reflects a style that I did with my "Kat" watercolor.  Kind of interesting and I like it.

As it turns out, I got a bunch of frames from friends that I did the "Kat" watercolor for as they are moving back to Scotland and where cleaning house.  The "Kat" painting is going to Scotland too!  Anyway, I thought the frames where 8x10, but No, they are 8-1/2 x 11, and old size.  So I put my mat cutting skills together to try my hand at double matting.  And it turned out great!  It uses up double the mat but the results are great.

Here is another watercolor with a double mat that I did.  It really makes a difference in the presentation of the art.

Fun times!


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