Watercolor Diorama / Shadow Box

Last night, I decided to try my hand at making a shadow box diorama in watercolor. I repainted a bear illustration that I painted flat last year sometime and planned it out to do in layered stages. It's a simple diorama with only three layers, but it gave me a chance to think outside the box, but inside this box. The box being an old toolbox drawer that I had laying around in the garage with random nails and screws filling it.

I plan to do some more of these in the near future. I like the medium and want to do some more intricate designs. I certainly have plenty of old drawers and cigar boxes laying around, just waiting to be upcycled.

This weekend, I'll be headed to the hardware store to see about putting a thin plexiglass front on the box.