Looking for ideas to add some sparkle to these greeting cards

I'm considering offering these cards through online sales, such as Ebay. Currently, I label them as Original Watercolor Greeting Cards. I'd enjoy any suggestions you might have that add some sparkle to them. Things you might consider are: What did you think, or feel, when you first saw them? Do you have any personal associations with colors, or groups of colors, such as these? If you purchased a set, what would you call them?

Top row: Burnt Sienna, Red Oxide, Ultramarine Blue,

Bottom row:Chrome Oxide, Yellow Oxide, Cerulean Blue

Detail view of one card

Paint sample for Summer Studio Theatre Company

Here's a photo of the paint sample I made last week for the main walls for the Summer Studio Theatre Company at the University of Illinois. Cory, the scenic charge artist will use this sample as a guide for mixing color and creating the texture technique.

Studio Projects This Week

- Charcoal drawing on four apple slice paintings
- Base layers and spatter coats on a round barn painting
- Props meetings for the Summer Studio Theatre Company
- Composing the green square painting
- Trip planning for scene painting work in New York in mid-April

USITT Conference presentation responses

My presentation of touch up techniques for large format prints in Phoenix ten days ago went smoothly. I had several conversations afterwards with people who saw it.

One comment that stood out was:

"Your techniques for touching up computer printed scenery with paint were so well researched, developed, and presented that I didn't need to ask any questions at the end of the workshop." Jen Knott-ROSCO USA, Product Manager, Paint and Scenic Products

Current Studio Projects

Projects I'm working on this week are:

• Base coats and spatters on four paintings of apples being prepared for cooking
• Presenting my research on touching up computer printed scenery with paint at the United States Institute of Theatre Technology conference in Phoenix
• Layout of the green squares painting

Computer printed scenery presentation rehearsal today

This morning I presented a rehearsal to students at the University of Illinois of the material I will present next week at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology in Phoenix. The photo above shows one of the three 8'x8' digital prints I worked on to test various paints and techniques. I found this rehearsal helpful, as it gave me some ways to connect this information to people who are early in their career as artists. For instance, what I learned this morning is it would make the information more clear by adding some slides to the presentation that explain French Enamel Varnishes to people who are not familiar with that.

Welcome Kyle and Stephanie

I found out this week that Stephanie Charaska and Kyle Gyondla will be joining me as design assistants on the Summer Studio Theatre Company project. They are both undergraduate theatre scene design students at the University of Illinois. I look forward to working with them on the scenic model, properties, and painting.