I spend a lot of time in the Mojave desert and love it. I've been wanting to do something depicting that area, so here's a little something, a coyote on a little stroll in the evening.

This was my first experiment using gouache. I think I like it better than watercolors. It gives a similar look, but dries faster. I also think the colors are less likely to get muddied together, possibly because of this. Supposedly you can use gouache in a way similar to oil paints as well, which was actually my original plan here, but starting to use it it seemed like I would have to use a copious amount to get that look, so I went the watercolor-ish way instead.

11" x 14" Gouache on Bristol board

© Wolfote

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