Polished Wood

One of Many Lamps
Watercolour on Paper
24.5cm x 15.5cm (9.75" x 6")

Polished Wood is the second topic in the Wood Grain Patterns chapter of  Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor by Claudia Nice. 

Claudia observes that polished wood has similarities with shiny metal; it has strong value patterns and the possibility of reflected colours.

Our house came with a separate electric circuit for lamps, so we have a quite a few, most of them with lampshades made by Elaine.

The most difficult decision with the painting was what to do with the pattern in the lampshade. I decided it was best not to try too hard.