Here are a couple of miniature watercolors that I did a few weeks ago at The Red Bluff Art Gallery. They each measure 4 x 6 inches and I painted them on 140 lb. paper. I started with a loose outline and then painted directly, creating the design as I went along. The backgrounds were added later.
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