Sometimes You Just Want to Play

Sometimes you just want to play in the studio, but really don't have a subject that excites you, nor much time to spend on it. When I got back into painting about 8 years ago, I started out with watercolors.  I have lots of fair watercolors in my closet. I decided to use one to see if adding pastel would improve it.

Here is the original watercolor:

I spread on a layer of my homemade pumice gel mixture and let it dry:

 I started applying some pastels, and really didn't like the wine bottle on the left:

So in the end I covered the bottle up and darkened the background. Although the painting is a bit better, it's not one that will be framed, and I had some fun playing with it!