Watercolor sketches of a little old cart and a koi

I don't know how old this little cart is, or where it was made, but it's full of rustic charm and very fragile.

Also here is a recent watercolor and gouache sketch of a koi, using Daniel Smith's Cascade Green and Undersea Green in the background. I really loved using these colors and the beautiful effects they produce. I also used some  Perylene Green for the very darkest green close to the body at the bottom of the koi. The koi is painted with gouache.

Here are some in-progress photos:

Koi sketch in progress

Koi sketch in progress

Little old cart watercolor sketch

Koi, watercolor and gouache, 5x7"

Gouache Color Study

Color study of Marie-Gabrielle Capet self-portrait

Here's a small gouache color study (4.75"x6") painted using a limited palette of primary red, yellow, blue, black and white on Fabriano Artistico hot press paper. I used Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache set of six primary colors. 

Initial pencil drawing

#gouache #colorstudy finished 4.75"x6"

A photo posted by Carol Pascale (@pascalestudio) on Apr 28, 2016 at 2:31pm PDT

A Tree

This maple tree near my house was cut down recently. Here is my tribute; just about every drawing and painting I did of it over the years.

Ballpoint pen drawing of a maple tree in winter

Watercolor

Watercolor 10/15

Oil on paper

Oil on paper

Graphite

Graphite

Graphite