Gouache 2022

(Gouache, wax pastel and coloured pencil in an A3 cold pressed mix media sketchbook)

I love the versatility and matte finish of gouache and wanted to give it a shot myself. I thought it could also be part of a finishing layer on Inhabitants pieces which...didn't really happen. I did a few florals and then took a break, enjoying the paint but not sure what I wanted to use it for. Then I read that the fantastic Eyvind Earle did a lot of work in gouache and I waded back in with some pages inspired by his work, adding wax pastels and coloured pencil as I went. Trees had really taken root (ha!) in my practice and they dominate the rest of the sketchbook. I'm still working out what I want to do with gouache but after completing this sketchbook I at least know how to have fun with it!