This is a painting I did last year and just never got around to posting on this blog. I started with an under painting of yellows and blues and then tried a new technique that I heard about from a member of my art critique group (thank you Patty!). This technique consists of painting sheets of rice paper with watercolor, then tearing it into various size pieces and using the pieces as a collage for your painting. I used a lot of blues, yellows and greens and even included some pinks and purples. Let the rice paper dry after painting it. The pieces of painted rice paper are held in place by using acrylic gel medium on the back side and also brushed over them after they are set. I diluted the gel medium with some water first. I really like this look. It reminds me of stained glass. Try it and let me know what you think!

I have always loved horses. My parents raised Morgans and they were very beautiful and smart. I always loved Arabian horses best. To me they were the most beautiful, intelligent horse in the world. We moved away from the horse farm when I was  a kid and I didn't get another horse until my early teens, when I became the owner of "Trinket", a beautiful half Arabian mare. We shared many adventures together and I still think about her.
I started this watercolor painting with the sky. Using mainly the wet in wet style of painting ( I also had an underpainting underneath that I had done previously). After the stormy sky was finished I pictured a white horse running from the storm and sketched it in to paint. I wanted the mane and tail to flow and blend in with the sky and I think that came out quite well. I call this painting "Thunder Run".