Cousin Sophia

I promise I won't only be doing baby related things from now on.  I had to share what I could manage to work on though!  I am in the last two weeks of this pregnancy and I am SO DONE.  I don't know if anything else feels like having a little human taking up all your real estate but I am ready to be on the other side of this so I can start the healing process (I am scheduled for a c-section so unless she decides to come early we have a deadline!)
This little girl here is my cousins baby Sophia.  I promised her a painting of her daughter as a baby shower gift and it only took me SIX MONTHS to actually get to it.  Sorry cousin!!  That time kind of flew by.  I was going to do a newborn painting but... obviously we changed that recently.  It was fun to do a portrait for a change though.  Although I would like to say that painting baby faces in watercolor is sort of a terrifying prospect.  It's one of those things where if the paint lifts wrong or the lines dry weird you can go from baby to old pudgy lady real quick.  And this is one of those very ambiently lit portraits so there's no great shadows to hide behind.  I think it turned out ok though.
  If there are any experienced watercolorists out there who want to impart their wisdom on getting even softer blends of color, I am ALL EARS. 

So this will probably be the last thing I post for a little while.  I may have some updates and I do have a book to announce but I will do that in the journal section.  Otherwise, I am going to be on my little DA maternity leave!  Wish us luck!