Lil' still life

Mucking about with gouache last night, this was an unplanned sketch. Sometimes it's nice to just see what come out. My brushes are getting so ragged from all the drybrushing I've been doing, but it gives it some brushy nice texture.

Still life with lemons

We have a large, bountiful lemon tree at our flat, keeping us well stocked for juicy lemons this winter. More limited palette gouache work.

Homies

I thought as an exercise I might painting my houseplants, I have quite a collection now. This one is a Calethea Zebrina, it lives in the bathroom next to the mirror. It's velvety stripy leaves are now sprinkled with tiny white spots from vigorous tooth-brushing.

Hi Hydrangeas

It's summer and these granny hats are blooming on roadsides everywhere. This one is for an absent friend.