Grapes | Watercolor and Charcoal

Here's a watercolor I created at my art lesson today. Painting in a loose watercolor style is so much fun!

Wine, Grapes and Cheese | Watercolor

Last week my wife and I visited family on California. We spent some time on my wife's dad's boat at the end of the week. I wanted to do some painting, so I took a look around the cabin. Right next to the table was a pile of bottles. I don't drink, but I figured they would make as good a subject as anything. After a little bit of doodling and painting I had a picture.

A Pirate I Am | Free eBook

My wife suggested that I write a pirate song for my music education resource site MakingMusicFun.net. I had such a great time creating the song that I took it one step further, and illustrated the story. The book includes piano sheet music at the end so you can sing the whole book while your kids look at the pictures!

Lyrics (First Verse or Three)
Verse 1
I'll pillage a village to grab all the loot,
I'll hijack a ship and I won't give a hoot.
I'll kidnap fair maidens, the fairest I meet,
Then give them a smile and tickle their feet.

Chorus
A pirate I am,
I'll sail my tall ship upon the sea,
A bad egg I'll stay,
So long as my mummy loves me.

You can download the whole book for free if you're interested:
A Pirate I Am | Free Sing-Along eBook on MakingMusicFun.net

I gave the artwork for the book a paper art look. It was all created digitally, but I tried to maintain that cut paper, layered look in every image. Sometimes that meant limiting the details (because the paper would be to small to manage), and keeping things loose, because when you're gluing pieces down they don't always line up perfectly. Hope you like it!