Another odd non-day with school canceled for fear of freezing rain. I'm calling this winter break 2.0. The lack of focus is strong with so many house bound days and school closures. So, I started another watercolor map. I can't get my head around a landscape right now. I thought I'd try out a darker palette and white gel pen. I love how the Daniel Smith shadow violet (the first color laid down in this video) separates. There's always this gorgeous tinge of blue that comes out. I also thought I'd paint on top of the gel pen with more watercolor but that didn't work very well. After this one I want to make one using black india ink washes. Always experimenting…as I wait for the next opening and the focus to return. Debussy always helps!…..#watercolorstudy #sakurawatercolor #danielsmith #sakura #watercolormap #maps #creativityforlife #artinstruction #watercolorstudy #artvideo #oddlysatisfying #studiolife #pdxartist #diyvideo #tw #debussy #classicalmusic