Fuchsia Splash

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About the Painting:

Name: Fuchsia Splash

Medium: Watercolor on archival professional grade paper

Size: 9×9″

My Process:
I used Pebeo frisket to preserve the whites in the center of the flower and also the inside lines and along the edges of the petals.  I used a wood skewer with a sharp point to “draw” the lines and dots in the center with frisket.  Once the frisket dried, I painted the outer green areas first, softening the inner edges since I knew I would be coming back over them with fushia color later.  Then I moved to the center of the flower, making a very dark color w/ Alizarin Crimson and Thalo Blue.  I kept working along the perimeter changes from alizarin crimson to magenta and opera, softening some edges while keeping other hard.  Once this dried, I removed the frisket, added muted yellows in the center and topping them with bright yellow.  I softened the lines in the petals just using clear water, letting the existing color melt into the lines.  I finished with some additional darks in the center for some form.

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