I know it looks like a hampster but the owner swears it’s a gerbil!

Hi friends! I have a cute and fun project to share with your today! There was a bit of a debate over what kind of rodent this was so I asked my schoolteacher friend Jenny, who graciously let me use her photo of her classroom pet to paint from, and she said it is a yet-to-be-named gerbil. Her students will name it when they go back to school. I wonder what name they will pick?

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Supplies (Affiliate links used)

• Watercolors: Shinhan PWC (review to come soon) 32 color set on Amazon, 24 color set on Amazon, 12 pastel tint set on Amazon, sets and single tubes on Blick

• Hot Press watercolor paper

• Prismacolor pencils: sets on Amazon or you can find sets and open stock on Blick

• My new watercolor brush set!

That’s all from me today. We will be leaving soon to move Maizy into the dorm (sniff, sniff) so it’s going to be an emotional day for us. I hope you are having a good day and til next time happy crafting!