playing with the negative

I drew some old jewelry and watches here, just to practice painting a smooth background negative space. But #1: the color I picked was not enough contrast from the ink lines, and #2: the color I chose is a granulating blend of blue and black (Daniel Smith’s Lunar Blue) which jumps from blue to black in unexpected ways. More practice needed . . .

The watches belonged to Bill’s and my mothers, the pearls and small child’s ring were his grandmother’s, the man’s ring we think was his great-grandfather’s, and the brooches and ruby ring were my grandmother’s.