New Work - Watercolor Frustrations

I recently completed a portrait painting.  I attempted to do it entirely in watercolor.  Quickly becoming frustrated with the lack of depth to the painting, I decided to use gouache for the background and then layered washes of watercolor over it.  The woman is, however, entirely painted in watercolor.  It was hard for me to switch up from oil to watercolor.  I wasn't capturing the nuances at first, but I am pleased with the outcome.  I mainly switched from oil to watercolor because I was needing to work indoors with very little ventilation.  I am happy to be back at work with my oil on canvas.  The watercolor/gouache painting below:  Untitled, 16" x 20"-watercolor and gouache on watercolor board. 

Work Accepted in Museum of The Living Artist

Good news!  Out of 1200 entries and only 95 accepted works, my work was one of them!  My painting, titled Night Terrors will be exhibited at the Art Institute, Museum of the Living Artist in Balboa Park–showing for the month of April.