Mermaid or Siren, you pick?

Just this week's piece of artwork. I had painted it originally in only gouache and watercolor, but it turned out kind of terrible, so I reworked with colored penciles.

Gouache Practice – Forgot the Post It

More practice! I forgot to drop a post it to cover her chest in the photo though. The original sketch: And then the painted version: So, ignore the itty bitty amount of underboob there. The lighting on this one was hard, and the eye really fought me.

A Sketch that Turned Out Well

I did some sketching over Christmas week, and I had one that turned out surprisingly well. Something about this one turned much better than my usual efforts. Something about the eyes maybe? Anyway, I'm proud of my efforts on this one, and I'll be painting it in gouache at some point along the way. *smile*