Painting Demonstration 1
Always take a photo before starting painting – light changes quickly! I don’t want to lose what inspired me to paint the scene.
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Painting Demonstration 2
I start with some pale yellows and throw in a little burnt sienna. Keep the light colors very light!
Painting Demonstration 3
Look how pale the yellow turned when I put in some midtones. Burnt sienna and ultramarine. Keep it light. It’s a sketch!
Artist Tips
Leave lots of whites to make flowers sparkle!
Painting Demonstration 4
It doesn’t take an expensive palette or tone of paints to do a painting. Keep it simple. I love my little Cotman one – tiny but usable.
However the iffy student paints have long been replaced with luscious M. Graham colors!>br>The entire sketch was done with my new #12 Blick squirrel round brush.
Painting Demonstration 5
Let the daffodils blur into the background. Remember, flower petals are translucent and pick up what’s behind them.
Painting Demonstration 6
Now some deep darks, ultramarine and burnt sienna.
Final Watercolor Sketch!
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