playing with pen and watercolor together

Decided to doodle with a pen and then watercolor it:

And then:

More experiments!

Saw someone use a cylindrical object to paint a circle for a landscape, so I tried something similar.

Then I flipped it over and tried working with a mix of those 2 watercolor crayons I have and regular watercolors.

simple flower for today

more experimenting

Got these:

And this

Which opens up into THIS

So I screwed around a bit

And then did this little quasi-landscape

experiment earlier this week

A couple days ago...

Sandy Beach, or, tonight's experiment

tonight's experiment

Here's the finished product, I think...

Star fields need stars...

WIP

I've no idea yet what this will be when done, if it's not done, but I was watching Star Trek: The Voyage Home, and struck by a star field.

Painted Tapestry

Recreating my friend's tapestry practice project (Tapestry Practice),

Green and Birds and Sky

Here's my watercolor experiment from the other night:

Blue Shostakovich

Julien Cruchandeau Aligote 'LeVillage' 2020

Still not a wine blog.  Really.  OK, for the record, Aligote is a white grape.

"From 50 year old vines in the hills above Nuits St Georges, this Aligote is fresh and spicy with green apple acidity.  Bright, crisp almost crunchy fruit and a deep, floral lingering finish carried out long by the limestone minerality."

I think that's accurate.  I like it, I'm not crazy about it, I think I'd like it more during summer, not winter, but it is fresh, crisp, etc.  Quite delicious.

Read more about this wine at Elden Selections. 

  

not a wine blog, i swear

BUT.  This is nice. Carmel Road, Montery, California. Pinot Noir.

Julien Cruchandeau Hautes Cotes de Nuits Blanc 2018

Holy cow, this is good: Julien Cruchandeau Hautes Cotes de Nuits Blanc 2018

As I mentioned in a previous post,  I am always curious about small local purveyers of whatever a product might be, in this case, the burgundy wines imported into the USA by Elden Selections, based themselves in the Burgundy region. I am trying Julien Cruchandeau and ordered 4 bottles, including this one!

Overview: "Very low yields for the appellation (30hl/ha).  Raised in 50% steel tank and 50% wood (with 10% new oak in the mix). Orange flower and honey, rich but fresh and open.  Long pleasant floral finish."

I don't know half of what all this means but I'm enjoying learning.  Meanwhile, like with most art: I know what I like.