Petunia Patch

15x22 watercolor on Italia acquerello 140 lb cold press finished today. Using one of many petunia photos taken in April during our plein air garden trips, this one was hard to get going as it is a light/midtone with not that many darks. I might have to go back in and glaze here and there but for the most part this daily painting is done. It is full of discreet abstract shapes of wilted blooms and twisted leaves if you look closely.  It is so dry here that although I prepared it wet in wet it really was dry on dry.

Red Rose

This is a small commission about 8x10 of  a friend's rose, watercolor, painted wet on dry.  The background of course is imaginary as are the negatively painted leaves.

Finished Floral - Morning Shadows in watercolor



Here is the watercolor floral from abstract acrylic background, titled "Morning Shadows", 22x15 from my photo of blue and white variegated morning glories.