Illustration Friday- Wide

I originally did this just for Monday Artday's challenge of Japanese monster. But it works for Illustration Friday...and I only had time to do one oil painting this week. Alas, here is the wide beast confronted by a curious little puppy!
It is oil on a background of tape and gel medium on board. I wanted to try using a texture in the background. It looks pretty neat! And I felt like the painting went faster for some reason.
Oh...and yes, I have changed the background color of my blog...it seems I use a lot of blue in my paintings, and I feel like they often blend into the blue background I had chosen. I think white is better to show work against!

Steggy the Dino

Dino for Monday Artday

Dino Sketch Stage II

I haven't had a lot of my own time so far this week to work on what I want to, but that is a good thing. It's good to be getting swamped with some freelance for a little bit. I just had enough time to add the shadows (which is always my next step with watercolor after drawing) I love to be able to see the transparent purple shadows underneath the colorful layers. I also added a hint of an environment. I think the "purple stage" is really pretty in its own right, so I hope you all enjoy watching my watercolor process!

Dino Sketch for Monday Artday

This is my sketch for my Monday Artday submission this week. I'll add some watercolor in the next day or two and make sure I post it here and on the Monday Artday site. So far, so good with posting something new and creative every day of April!