Watercolours With Life: What Is It? December Challenge

Sunday, 4 December 2011

What Is It? December Challenge

What is this going to be?

I am having the most fantastic week . Whilst I am locked away in my studio today proof reading my new book I have taken a break and painted something just for fun. It made me laugh so much that I just had to share it. Can you guess from the first above image what the painting is going to be?

I realised if I add the next stages of this painting here it could lead to a really fun December Watercolour challenge,raise smiles and hopefully inspire everyone to paint something they might not have expected to paint in the first place!

I find inspiration to move my brushes in absolutely everything I see. In this new challenge I am going to see just how amazing your imagination is and what you can paint as a result of my new fun watercolour!

Please share your ideas on what this is either by emailing me on jeanhaines@hotmail.com

Or you can reply on my facebook page or here on my blog by leaving a comment.

Pop your thinking cap on!

5 comments:

Sue Bradley said...: Looks like a nose....lion? Cat? Hmmm....; 4 December 2011 at 09:41
Sue Bradley said...: Looks like a nose....lion? Cat? Hmmm.....on the other hand, could be an acorn....; 4 December 2011 at 09:42
Sue Bradley said...: Looks like a nose...lion, cat? Hmmm. On the other hand, could be an acorn...hmmm...; 4 December 2011 at 09:44
Jean Haines SWA, SFP said...: Sue you must be the only person who hasn't seen anything edible in this first wash!

Thank you for a fabulous reply!; 4 December 2011 at 10:21
Sue Bradley said...: Not sure why I said it 3 times though! LOL; 5 December 2011 at 05:33

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Jean Haines' Atmospheric Watercolours

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