Studies: Light and Dark

Light Study: Daffodils #1/ watercolor/ 7.5" x 8.5"

This daffodil study was a larger painting that got too "muddy" on the right side. Therefore, the successful part was cropped to study why this part worked in order to repaint the larger painting.

Then, the swan study was painted in a "dark" palette to work on the "shine" on the feathers.  I haven't decided whether or not to add a background.  I'll think about both of these studies while I am sleeping and decide tomorrow what to do next.

Dark Study: Black Swan: watercolor/ 8.5" x 8.5"