“Practice is the best of all instructors.” (-Publilius Syrus)

Watercolors can be so frustrating. They have a mind of their own. Or at least it often seems that way. When I’m feeling “stuck,” I like to practice doing simple gesture sketches.

I look for images in newspapers and fashion catalogs, and I just start: I don’t think about it, I just push myself to move that brush…wherever it takes me, so be it.

I don’t use a pencil, and I just sort of sketch with the brush and paints. Since it’s just an exercise, there’s something very freeing about doing these.

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they’d make up their minds.” (-Winston Churchill)