Watercolor sketches of a little old cart and a koi

I don't know how old this little cart is, or where it was made, but it's full of rustic charm and very fragile.

Also here is a recent watercolor and gouache sketch of a koi, using Daniel Smith's Cascade Green and Undersea Green in the background. I really loved using these colors and the beautiful effects they produce. I also used some  Perylene Green for the very darkest green close to the body at the bottom of the koi. The koi is painted with gouache.

Here are some in-progress photos:

Koi sketch in progress

Koi sketch in progress

Koi sketch in progress

Koi sketch in progress

Little old cart watercolor sketch

Little old cart watercolor sketch

Koi, watercolor and gouache, 5x7"

Koi, watercolor and gouache, 5x7"

Garden Sketchbook

Shed in the snow at Christmas

Shed in the snow at Christmas

Bird feeder in the maple tree

Maple tree

Garden shed and maple tree in dappled sunlight

Fairy amongst the August lilies

Bird on top of birdhouse

A bird on a birdhouse

A piece of an old fountain holds a planter and sundial

Wheelbarrow

Shed under the trees in sunlight

Bird sketches from life and imagination

Leaf and trellis sketches

Shed in shadow

St. Patrick day planting