My project in Expressive Animal Portraits in Watercolor course_my cat

I had started this painting as a practice of some of the various methods I learned in this class: eye details, salt, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, different brushes, different washes... But what I ended up with was something I was happy enough to share as the final project for this course. This is my old 'gal, Reykja - from a photo I took a few months ago.

Thank you, Sarah, for teaching me _so many_ new skills! I now feel confident enough to start exploring watercolour on my own (although I will be signing up for at least one of your other classes). You haven't just taught me how to do something I've wanted to explore for years - you've provided me an outlet for finding peace and centering myself during a very stressful and tumultuous time, and for that I can't find the right words beyond a simple, heartfelt *thank you*.