Fall leaves in watercolor

watercolorleavesEvery fall I get obsessed with the changing leaves. I love to paint them.I have only just discovered the joy that is a niji waterpen. This changes everything!I'm sketching in a Moleskine sketch, not a watercolor one. I know it doesn't take watercolor very well but it's the kind i like to carry with me. And there are tricks for making it work. As long as a do a prewash the sizing on the paper will become more receptive to absorbing your color.photo.JPG