Painting of the Week – Opposites Attract

Opaque & Transparent Whites

Hydrangeas are such interesting flowers. Sometimes florists use these flowers as a net to hold other flowers. Last Spring, my watercolor students painted Hydrangeas from my photograph each creating a unique painting. By coloring the Whites, they added visual volume into the flowers shapes. “Opposites Attract” began to sparkle after adding gouache.

Gouache is an opaque watercolor and has a Matte finish. The Gouache added a third layer of Impressionistic mark-making over the transparent watercolor and pure white paper. This painting is a little warmer in appearance than my photograph. The Reds & Greens complement each other as they are opposite on the color wheel. Notice how the warm colors cascade downward from Orange to Red to Yellow-Green to the Blue-Green at the bottom of the painting.

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Country Garden Watercolor Workshop

During my spring Country Garden Workshop one of my goals is to help you develop good paint quality. Getting this down will make your paintings look fresh and beautiful and raise your watercolors to a higher level.

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Award Winning – Cactus Arrangement

Cactus Arrangement won 2^nd place and was purchased at the Coachella Watercolor Society 34^th Annual Art Show and Sale in the Plein Air division

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