
One of these days
I started out with hope. I will figure this out. I told myself So yes, another koi. Doing small fish amongst the lily pads is so not working for me so I decided to try something I have done recently…
...watercolor, stuff and nonsense
...watercolor, stuff and nonsense


I started out with hope. I will figure this out. I told myself So yes, another koi. Doing small fish amongst the lily pads is so not working for me so I decided to try something I have done recently…

After all these failures and learning lessons that it could only get better from here. You might think so. I might hope so. But no. Little steps after little steps. So I am getting better at figuring out how to…

At this point, I decided that I really needed to learn how to paint a koi fish. I know. I had just painted them 5-6 times and this just occurred to me. However, it helps if you know the anatomy…

It’s easy to ask, why do you keep painting something you are so bad at? I don’t know. Curiosity? The challenge? The urge to learn? I think the truth is… cussedness. Being ornery. And pride. I have to admit pride.…

Just one more and I can master painting koi, I told myself. One problem with all these stumbles and pretty crappy paintings is that it has pretty much ceased to be fun. And I do this for fun! Yes, it…