Vikings - Almost Done

I can't decide if this painting is finished or not... so I thought I'd upload another progress picture (and/or start something new) while I make up my mind.

Vikings - Update!

Finally got around to making some progress on this painting - It's not quite finished yet, but it's a lot closer than it was last week!

Hoping to get this finished up soon... maybe this week if I'm lucky, but hopefully next weekend if I'm not :)

Thanks for visiting!  More to come soon!

Illustration Friday: Zodiac

Success! My first-ever completed Illustration Friday!  And it's even before the deadline :)

I remember sometimes gathering up groups of toys like this when I little, so it seemed like my kind of interpretation of the theme.

Vikings

I'm not sure this is done yet, but after re-starting four times and trying three different compositions this is still a work in progress, but it's the closest I to what I pictured when I started this project.

Hopefully (and this may be wishful thinking), I'll have this finished by the end of this week, so more to come soon.

On an unrelated note, my computer thinks I saved this on 4/8 but today is 4/13, but that's another problem.

Tea with a Kitty

If you have a cat... or have ever spent time with a cat... this might look familiar!

This is watercolor.  I may have overdone the layers just a bit, which is why the scan isn't exactly true to life, but I'm pretty happy with it.  (I have a problem with stopping a painting once I've started).

And, discovered the magical effects of adding a layer of water over a water color painting! It worked so well I tried it three or four (or five) more times... until the paper just wouldn't absorb any more water... or paint for that matter. 

But all in all, I'm pretty happy with this... I think I'd go for a more dynamic composition next time but, I think it's an overall improvement in the watercolor department, so I'll take it!

More to come! (Still working on those vikings... I've restarted twice and I think it may take one or two more passes before it's suitable for the internet :) ).