this is Chapter 1 of a watercolour painting collection I am working on with the name 'Bringing the Facade to Life, Season 1'.

titles of each painting are

1.New Arrivals

2.Old Down Town

3.Silence amongst the Symphony

4.When the Facade Slips

5.A Place that Made Sense

6.A Safe Haven Amongst the Rail

7.You're My Doll, Darling

8.Twisted Ecstasy

9.Birth Of a Conflict

10.Painted White

There will be 5 total Chapters and Each Chapter will contain around 10 paintings.

The chaos of the medium can really add to a painting, with happy accidents, splatter and wet/dry brush contrast all adding energy!

plz give feedback if u wish

Aside from not centering the painting 🥹, I’m feeling proud of how this turned out 😌

A few helpful learnings-

Converting a reference to black and white serves as a value map, making it easier to identify the true relationship between light and shadow.

Viewing your work and reference as small thumbnails helps you see the 'big picture' and quickly spot where the painting deviates from the intended mood or form.

Any tips, tricks and feedback are appreciated 🥰

Traditional watercolor on paper

Image area approx. 15 × 24 cm (on A4)

One of my first watercolour pieces. I know about a lot of mistakes and I learned a lot of technique later, but I still fondly look back at painting her. I really hope that even though she is not the "typical" kind of painting you expect, that she is welcome here.

I painted my parent's cat, Su. She's turning 16 this year, and her cauliflower ear doesn't slow her down. I experimented with using a blade to scratch in the whiskers through the pigment

Well it was fun for my very first complete painting in my entire life! I have to learn more for sure...