Step One of a Watercolor Painting - Hard to See!

This DID scan on Mom's scanner -- and I could see it on my blog at her house...obviously I have to return to improve things. I hope this original will show up, it's gone now that I have applied the water.

This is a fanciful drawing of one of my favorite sights in Nevada City -- the dominant male peacock sitting on our neighbor's rock column and showing off his beautiful feathers!

The drawing is done with dry watercolor pencils on watercolor paper. Next I will use water and a paintbrush to see what will happen! (I am guessing that I need to be bolder with my original pencil work -- that's okay, this is a learning process!)