I was experimenting with a gloss photo paper and water color. I just wanted to see how the paint behaved on it. I could get some interesting effects and the paper can even tale a little scratching. I'm now just watching it to see it there are any changes in it over the years such as breakdown or lifting paint. I painted this about 5 years ago and so far it's held up.

Another water color on photo copy paper. I can really mess my hands up when I paint but I never leave the paint on my skin for very long, just a moment to hold my hand pressed down while I quickly and sloppily spread the paint around my fingers. I'm aware that some pigments are know to cause cancer so I alway read the labels.

Another water color on photo paper. I like how color can run or stay separated on the paper.

Water color on gloss photo paper. I like how it can take several washes and scratching dry layers of paint off to reveal the paint underneath.

Water color on gloss photo paper.

Water color on gloss photo paper. I like how wet paint can be pulled like ink from a quill into the dry yellow paint.

Water color on gloss photo paper. This one is a bit lame, might work on it and change it because it can't go on like this.

17 1/2'' x 12'' , unframed.

This is a water color of the Bunsby Islands off the west coast of Vancouver Island where Kevin, my husband and I kayaked two years ago.

This is a water color on paper of the Bunsby Islands off the west coast of Vancouver Island. My husband and I kayaked there about two years ago.