Watercolor 8" x 10" Mats to 11" x 14"
Since today is the first day of Spring, I wanted to share a spring painting with everyone. A Shasta Daisy is an early bloomer and is a fun and simple subject to celebrate Spring!
This painting combines details with a controlled wash. I did not mask off the flowers but this can be done if you are a little tentative about painting around the flower. The background is done in a wash of several colors: blue, greens and yellows. The green and yellow background provide an out of focus field of daisies surrounding the detailed flowers.
Watercolor tip:
Keep the background fairly dark to lift the foreground subject off of the page.
In my area, we are experiencing a nice, sunnny, and warm first day of Spring! I hope you are too! If not, grab that paintbrush - Spring is only a brushstroke away!
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