Paint Two at Once

The women's organization at my church invited me to create images for Mother's Day gifts this year. I agreed to paint them and they would have prints made for the ladies.  I loved the idea and decided I'd do two very different themes for these pieces.   

Peony
10" x 8"
Watercolor batik on Arches cold pressed paper

As I drew them out with the mask pen and got them taped to my board, I decided to see how working on both at once turned out.  I didn't need two palettes for color since I was letting the paint mix itself on the paper. It turned out that as one layer was drying, I could put another layer down on the other piece.  There is a lot of lag time on this technique, and it didn't take much more time to do two than it did one.  

Wild Poppies
10" x 8"
Watercolor batik on cold pressed paper

I was pleased with the results and the prints turned out well. Then, I added glitter to the original poppy and gave it to my mother for Mother's Day. Someone else purchased the peony to remind them of their own mother, and it was gifts all around. And an enjoyable project. 

Thanks for stopping by! Alice