PETUNIAS IN HANGING BASKET

The flowers were fun to paint in watercolor, but the basket was a bit hard to accomplish. I began putting in the lighter colors of the basket weave, then shaded deeper around the bottom and side edges. I finished by scraping out some highlights with a razor blade for the areas of the basket that I wanted to come forward. For the background, I wet the surface, painted in the lighter shades, then while still wet, I dropped in the darker colors and let them do their own thing. Dropped the flower colors in here and there while background was still wet. Arches 140 lb. watercolor 100% rag content - 12" x 16".