Watercolor

A black lab looks at the camera imploringly, with snow on his nose and face

A painting from my wife’s favorite picture of her dog, Krypto coming in from the snow. He was a good boy, and is dearly missed.

a "Wanted Dead or Alive" poster advertizing a $1000 reward for a racoon
A crab wearing a little castle on his shell

This painting was an experiment with underpainting in watercolor, which while it is a thing I absolutely adore, I usually forget about until I’m well into the painting itself. It’s such a fun technique, and it ends up unifying the painting, and giving you a strong value structure to work on from the outset.