Let me just start off by saying, I love watercolor, especially when it comes to illustration. It is, however, often described as being perhaps the most difficult and unforgiving of mediums to work with.

Whoever said that—totally right in my book! Still, it’s a medium I want to excel at, so it will take me putting in that much more effort and determination to get there.

Back in 2008 (you do the math), I took a beginners level college course in watercolor painting. Surprising though it was, I did well. I got an “A” in the class!

During my time there, our homework was to create an A to Z watercolor sketchbook that was for small 4″ x 6″ paintings. I have included some of my paintings for you here:

We also made full size paintings of course. My painting below was based on a black and white picture of some koi fish, and is now hanging in our living room:

After the class was over, I was very proud of all that I had accomplished. I was getting a better grasp on the medium and although my paintings couldn’t compare to John Shelley (@GodFox or visit his website), Aaron Becker (@storybreathing or

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