Orange Starfish

Orange Starfish

8×8

Watercolor on Paper

I learned a lesson this week.  It’s impossible for this busy girl to complete 30 paintings in 30 days.  Let’s be real here.  I gave it my best shot but with a full-time job, two small boys, and having a husband in real estate school this week, I just couldn’t make the time for painting…as much as I wanted to.  And on top of that, I felt like I was rushing my work.  I was just throwing together some pieces to get something done, which lead to lower quality pieces.  As much as I’d love to finish a painting a day, it just isn’t possible right now.  Sorry folks!  I will keep submitting my paintings this month to Leslie’s challenge through.  I’m going to try to get as many done as possible – even if I can’t meet the daily painting goal.

Now that I got that confession off my chest, let’s talk about the painting.  This orange starfish was drawn over a couple nights – adding the color was the fun part!  One thing I love about watercolor is working with negative space.  I loved painting all of the little triangles and squares in this piece.  So fun! The photo below was taken as it was in progress.

I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend!  Happy painting!