Some of these are on paper and some are on canvas. I started a new thing for me which is sketching before painting. Many watercolorists do this, but I never have. I never liked the confines of the pencil lines. Now, I find them interesting to work with rather than intimidating or stiff or set. I don’t let them hold me back or hold back the paint. If the paint wants to go outside the designated lines, I let it. That is freedom and usually has a beautiful effect. When I paint, I’ve always said that it is me and the brush and the paint and a much bigger creative force at play. I hold the brush and let the magic happen. Don’t knock it until you have tried it. It is something to behold and something that keeps me walking the stairs to the studio. May it always think I am a worthy companion!