Painting a Sunflower in Watercolor
I thought I might start sharing some of the process of how I paint in watercolor.
I start with a light drawing in pencil. I have drawn this a little darker then I usually would because I want it to show up in the photo. I sometimes do a dark line drawing like this to use for my hand embossed aceo prints.I prefer to draw directly on the watercolor paper.
I am using 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper. I start with some base color washes. I am using lemon yellow here.
With a large brush I do some lose washes in the background and then add some yellow ochre in areas of the sunflowers.
I keep darkening areas of the painting. I am adding some burnt sienna here.
I like the way the sunflowers look here and I could stop paintings right now but I think I want a little more moodyness in this painting.How can I have Weeping Sunflowers if there isn't a mood?
Yes, I think it is there. I have added some browns in the lower corner to bring your eye into the painting and I have also warmed up the top left with a little more rose color.
I start with a light drawing in pencil. I have drawn this a little darker then I usually would because I want it to show up in the photo. I sometimes do a dark line drawing like this to use for my hand embossed aceo prints.I prefer to draw directly on the watercolor paper.
I am using 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper. I start with some base color washes. I am using lemon yellow here.
With a large brush I do some lose washes in the background and then add some yellow ochre in areas of the sunflowers.
I keep darkening areas of the painting. I am adding some burnt sienna here.
I like the way the sunflowers look here and I could stop paintings right now but I think I want a little more moodyness in this painting.How can I have Weeping Sunflowers if there isn't a mood?
Yes, I think it is there. I have added some browns in the lower corner to bring your eye into the painting and I have also warmed up the top left with a little more rose color.
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