Watercolour (this is a first for me). Once again, I am compelled to consider a medium I would never (ever) contemplate using. Watercolour is for kids don't you know. Only it's not. Pigment mixed with water has a mind of its own — it wanders all over the paper to pool, bleed, and scurry its way into every corner. On it's way there, it leaves a big-blotted blight of a mess. I dive in (it is water, after all) with a portrait, instead of the usual flower and foliage we (I) sometimes associate with watercolour. I learn a way to control the paint — first, a select area is painted with a wash of water, and then, while still wet, pigment is applied. The pigment only flows to those areas painted with the water (yes, this works). Also, white paint is not used — anything white or highlighted is unpainted. Watercolour is a surprisingly slow process, and this is a work in progress.