Da Vinci watercolor on 140 lb Aquarelle cold press watercolor paper
This painting started out OK but didn't finish where I would have liked it to be. I like the rosebud in the front which was done with one wet-in-wet application. I became overly fussy with the large rose and overworked it. I tried doing each petal separately but it might have been better to give the whole rose a wash of the light peachy color and then drop in the dark pink shadows while still wet.
I was unsure what to do with the background again. I originally had it a khaki color but didn't like it so I added washes of pale Ultramarine Blue at the top of the painting which I then dabbed with a wet natural sponge. For the foreground I used a stronger Ultramarine wash and dropped in some Burnt Sienna.
I would like to come up with a background technique that I could use with a variety of subjects. I really love paintings that have loose and flowing backgrounds with all the detail on the subject. So far I am hit and miss with my backgrounds. One more thing to work on during the next 317 days.
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