This is what happens when you're not paying attention

SEYMOUR
 

So I set out to do a simple still life of a potted tulip. Seems straightforward enough right?

Well, I was focusing on the terracotta pot because one of my favourite things about watercolour is the lovely mix of colours you can end up with. I wanted it to look worn and slightly dirty; a pot with character not some newbie fresh off the shelf.

So far so good, until I looked up and my lovely clay pot suddenly had this mutant ninja tulip growing out of it LOL. It doesn't look as bad here on my monitor but trust me, in real life it looks ready to devour the viewer. The more I tried to tame it with shadow and light the bigger it grew.

I'm going to keep it, because if nothing else it makes me laugh every time I look at it!  As for the terra cotta pot - mission accomplished LOL.