After sketching out in pencil, DD did her first painting session:


And I did mine alongside, too:

You can see the watercolor paper is taped (masking tape) to the vintage table. Worked like a charm. (Side note: by the end of this process I had the idea to just tape the papers to the BACK of our smaller dry erase boards, thus making them portable and easy to put away when dry and not in use.)



Here's the products after the second session:






And the third session:



And here are the finished pieces:

My daughter's --
inspired by Turner's "Grand Canal"
Her goal for her painting was to work on her perspective. I think she did a fine job at that,
and the painting as a whole! Once she was done and saw the thing in it's completed state,
 however, she did make a comment that "it isn't very realistic" and that it "sort of combines
realism with imagination" (terms recently covered in her current Drawing Basics book.)
She noted that the color scheme was rather cartoonish, amost Dr. Suess-ish.
 She was pleased, nonetheless, as well she should be!



and mine-
Inspired by Turner's "Rome from the Vatican"
Note that I removed everything in front of the balcony railing. LOL
It was just too much for me, too intimidating, truth be told. I'm pleased with parts
of the painting, dissatisfied with others, but embrace the painting as a whole.
I completed it. DD made me smile when she saw it when I was done
and said that she liked mine better than Turner's for the mere fact that
 "less is more sometimes." (Gotta love her!)

 This was both of our first time to use watercolor paints for any "big" project. It was a learning experience for both of us, indeed. DD got a watercolor kit for Christmas which I think we'll try out next time. I've also since found the set of watercolors I originally intended to use on these paintings. *sigh* Yes, these paintings were both painted with your average, below-standard, run-of-the-school-supply-aisle PRANG semi-moist watercolors. Once we were started I didn't want to switch to the better watercolors I had found, so we just kept going.

We had such fun doing these paintings together. I'll be buying frames for both of them so we can hang them someplace in the house, just not sure where yet!