Still Life With Pears

Did this one with the wax aquarelle pencils, both by watering down one layer and going dry over it. I used a page from the old poetry book again as drawing base once again. I did not pay attention and drew on the wrong side, so now the text is upside down. It took almost finishing it before I even noticed. I don't think it matters.

I am happy with it.

Owl

Another trading card with a background made from a page of old poetry book.

The Fields

In honor of the spring here are two more floral postcards.

Anxiety

Looking For a Way Out

On the Edge

On the Edge Of Abstract

I am still playing with the wax watercolor pencils.

Used without water:

Pulsing Hearts

Watered down:

Ready For Beach

Floral ATCs

Since I enjoyed making the floral with my new favorite toy: the wax aquarelle pencils so much I decided to go for it and do more of the same today. The result:

They are ATCs (artist trading cards), so only 2.5x3.5 inches. I used pages of an old poetry book as the background. The book has been falling apart for a long time now. It's really hard to read. I am not much of a poetry person, anyway. Still, I would hate to throw any book away, so I am up-cycling it this way.

Floral

Florals are not my strong point. I usually get frustrated with them, add to much details and it goes downhill easily and fast. Doesn't stop me from going back to them often. What can I say, I am stubborn. 

This is my latest shot at it:

To paint this I used wax aquarelle pencils and a pen on watercolor paper. The dimensions are 4x6 inches. 

The wax watercolors are totally new to me. I bought them without knowing anything about them. I searched the net and couldn't find much info. When used dry on dry surface they work pretty much like regular wax crayons. Once the water is used over them, they melt and the look turns into something much like watercolor paints. They are very easy to use and great for backgrounds. It was very interesting playing with them and I have no doubt that I will be using them again and exploring their possibilities.

Have you used wax watercolors? Do you have any tips and tricks on how to get the best out of them? If you do, share please. I am all ears.