Circa 2017-2018, I made a series of homemade sketchbooks in various sizes, using my favorite 140lb Fabriano watercolor paper. This was one of the later ones, in an almost-square size I really liked. You can see my haphazard stitches at left.
This painting was improvised, like everything in the sketchbook; it’s a mix of watercolor and gouache. No, I don’t know what’s going on. It’s mostly a technique workout.