"Libby's Favorite Palm" Original Watercolor Painting Ink Drawing which I layered on top

which I layered on top with bold gouache foreground foliage

Mockup for visualization purposes

Print of a blended watercolor pen drawing of the west side of the Big Island: there’s a lot of shocking contrast here

I wanted to see how much of a difference adding on a minute at a time would make for drawing the same subject over again

"Libby's Favorite Palm" Original Watercolor Painting Ink Drawing which I layered on topThis scene is based on a photo my sister took while we were on the long, slippery entrance ramp at the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden outside of Hilo. This ramp is just the beginning, but there is so much to look at before you really even start the trail. She had this photo as her phone background for the longest time, and I decided it was worthy of being painted. My technique started with a watercolor background, which I layered on top with bold