Suzanne

I had difficulty with mixing the colors.  The watercolor technique which was the most familiar and, therefore, seemed the easiest was the "wet on dry".   I practiced with varied wetness of the brush and was able to see the changes in color when a new color was added.  But, I will need a lot of practice not to over the brush. The wet on wet was "awash out" literally and figuratively. It was most difficult to use when mixing colors.  As for the "dryon dry", it was quickly apparent how texture could be developed in a picture.  Do you use all 3 in a painting?

I enjoyed using negative space and proportional measuring as techniques for nature drawing.  I began my drawing by lightly pencilling the spxe tha I expected not to be used by my cactus plant.  I had used this method in the past doing pastel drawings so it felt very familiar.  The idea of proportional measuring with my thumb was a new technique for me and it worked very well in marking out the height and width of the expected size of the plants; putting the Madagascar lines in first and then marking out the flower pot and the other plants, the Tiger Aloe and the Mistletoe cactus. I was pleased with my resulting drawing but not sure how transferable the skills will be with moving targets.  I was very challenged by the moving target videos.  Had fun but not much success. Here are attached 2 photos:  a photo of the planting and a  pencil drawing. Suzanne