Hi friends,

Sometimes watercolor doodles become their own thing. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I enjoyed painting them.

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AK

Abstracted

I've been playing around with mark making. Mark making is a fancy term for doodling with expensive materials. Sometimes I just want to put shapes on the paper and see what happens. It's relaxing and it lets me try out new paints and brushes and techniques without the pressure of messing up a planned painting. It's also easier to do when I feel rather abstracted myself.

All of these pieces are watercolor paint on paper.

Floating teacups in a violet cloud

Pastel color swirls on a paper coaster

Red, gray, and black swirls on a paper coaster

Angular forms dappled in their own colors

An orange and silver seascape

Another world is possible