Total Art Soul - for artists

Watercolor on Arches CP 140lb, 9×12. Painted from a picture of my friend’s mom. I feel like I should have left it be around 25 minutes before I actually stopped – but I always want more darks, more depth, more definition. With all that, I lose some of the initial freshness and mood. I guess it’s a very fine balance I need to learn to keep!

On a different note, this blog’s views reached 10,000 yesterday and I’m happy as a true dork  Thank you to everyone who came and looked at what I am doing here, and especially to those of you who keep coming back for more. You keep me going!

Originally posted on September 27, 2010 at: http://watercoloredhands.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/a-portrait-a-day-19-laras-mom/