stolen from / still love watercolours

It's been a while.

I have to admit it.

I was a bit side-swiped last month 

when I learned that one of my photos

{from my post, "Because I love Birds"}

was being used by a photojournalist 

across the world in Turkey

{as if it was his own}.

It certainly shocked and upset me. 

It was a strange "violated" sort of feeling.

I've learned my lesson,

and I will now be watermarking all my pictures,

and moving on...

I've written before how much I love watercolour, 

and here is another playful one that I recently completed.

I don't always name my paintings,

but this one is called "bird playground"

{I like to think of watercolour as my playground

as I often can't help but get playful with it.}

{for those interested: I used:

• 140 lb cold press paper
• Grumbacher and Winsor & Newton watercolours
• masking fluid
• iridescent watercolour medium
• a 0.5 mechanical pencil
• General's sketch & wash pencil
• white Sakura Gelly Roll Gel Ink Pen}

Silvia