Watercolor sketches of a little old cart and a koi

I don't know how old this little cart is, or where it was made, but it's full of rustic charm and very fragile.

Also here is a recent watercolor and gouache sketch of a koi, using Daniel Smith's Cascade Green and Undersea Green in the background. I really loved using these colors and the beautiful effects they produce. I also used some  Perylene Green for the very darkest green close to the body at the bottom of the koi. The koi is painted with gouache.

Here are some in-progress photos:

Koi sketch in progress

Koi sketch in progress

Koi sketch in progress

Koi sketch in progress

Little old cart watercolor sketch

Little old cart watercolor sketch

Koi, watercolor and gouache, 5x7"

Koi, watercolor and gouache, 5x7"

Gouache Color Study

Color study of Marie-Gabrielle Capet self-portrait

Color study of Marie-Gabrielle Capet self-portrait

Here's a small gouache color study (4.75"x6") painted using a limited palette of primary red, yellow, blue, black and white on Fabriano Artistico hot press paper. I used Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache set of six primary colors. 

 

Initial pencil drawing

Initial pencil drawing

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#gouache #colorstudy finished 4.75"x6"

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