Showing posts with label gradated wash. Show all posts
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Monday, March 18, 2013

"Peonies in Morning Light" (watercolor on paper; 7" x 7") sold


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"Peonies in Morning Light" was painted a little differently from my other watercolor paintings in "Spring Fever" series.  It had to do with the delicate pink peonies bathed in morning light.  If I had left the ground pure white, they would not have sung; instead, the painting would have looked anemic.  I first applied several layers of gradated washes on the background until I felt right, then I painted the subject.  I love the result!