RhinoInk Illustrations - Watercolor Portfolio

Billy Goat & Molly Goat Watercolour Pet goats out sunning themselves on the deck. Molly has quite the hornery attitude!	A Bit of Reading to Pass the Time Watercolour This illustration was created for an article about the ups & downs of composting.
Study of Moe: A cat napping and observing the way sunlight falls on a leather arm chair. Moe 1: Painting a scene that is realistic and carfully observed is a great exercise for understanding how the subject matter fits into a space and for learning what marks best describe a surface texture.	Moe 2: Drawn from memory and leaning towards the whimsical, this is the difference between a cat asleep in a chair and a cat dreaming in the afternoon sun. It's nice to draw from imagination or memory without worrying about the "rules". Wonky perspective and taking liberty with colour and setting gives this second painting a boyancy the first one was lacking.

The Lost Golf Ball This project started out as 2 assignments. #1. Paint an underwater landscape. Pond on a golf course. Not very realistic, there being only one golf ball. #2. Paint some fish. I picked a couple for their interesting shapes that I painted realistic. The third was an experiment. It's black tones were a result of printing with an actual fish. Kind of messy. When class resumed the fallowing week we cut out those fish and pasted them on the back grounds we'd created previously. I was really surprised how well all the diversed parts came together.
Trouble in Toyland: (above) a Mr. Potatoe Head wind up toy and a miniature figurine of Donald Duck served as models for this painting. Donald's getting roudy on the coffee table. "Look out Donald! You'll wake the cat." The Red Dress (right) Life class sketch. I like this one. It's busy but not over worked.