Above is the first in pen and iron gall ink. Some watercolor, too.
First watercolor, on cheap paper. No lines.
On Arches 140 CP. No birds – they all flew away.
Given I haven’t done any watercolors for weeks, I decided to begin with pen and ink – not thrilled with results. From there, straight watercolor without any preliminary drawings or pencil lines. Got me loosened up and made me remember how much I like drawing and painting in any format except maybe acrylic and oils.
I think an abstraction in watercolor is on tomorrow’s agenda.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 
The first and last work well, not keen on the middle one so much, too blobby. I still like the very first you did with the upwardly mobile sand bank 😊 I think the blue in the sea was perfect.
I appreciate your input, Fraggy. Yes, the 2nd in the series is blobby – those birds were not something that I could figure out what to do. And, like you, I prefer the canted pastels (first painting).