Pentel pocket brush pen and M. Graham and Schmincke gouache on paper
8 x 6 inches
This may be the worst, most inappropriate paper for water media. I have no idea what it is. It looks like faux “handmade” scrapbook paper. It’s got an obvious screen imprint on the surface and is embedded with pieces of plant fiber. Which isn’t awful on its own, but the surface is treated with some sort of sizing that makes it initially water repellant, and the paper itself is soft and linty and disintegrates if you add more than a couple of layers of paint to it.
It took me four attempts to get something sort of finished without the surface of the paper falling apart. Fun times!
red paper boat 