An evening's work

Came home with a strong urge to play drums and to paint. So I did. I had bought a cheap block of paper from Utrech on my way home so I could just practice with little regard for wastage. Big mistake. Cheap paper is cheap. I had tried this Utrech French made paper last year but had forgotten how bad it was. Not a pleasant experience. Anyways, this piece inspired from some fresh peonies given to me by a colleague was done on this paper. I used up 4 sheets tonight and want to throw the rest of the block out. I'll likely end up practicing my brush strokes on it guilt free.

I also started working with the Utah images. I'm going to call these two "warm up" sketches. I did grab some Arches CP for these however.