These green little guys are marbled newts, found in France and northern Spain. But one of these lucky guys is off to Ohio to join his other brethren.
A challenging two-tone animal, green on black or black on green? I made a few practice paintings to see what looked best.
Against all watercolour rules (as you’re supposed to paint light to dark), I went with black first, green on top.
Painting is not a science for me just yet, it’s still a bit of a mystery. Making little drafty paintings before hand is helping me not make so many mistakes.
