Pink and Purple Iris in Watercolor

Hello, everyone! I've been painting a lot since I did the Seven Paintings in Seven Days but (you know this) I haven't posted since then. Currently, I've been drawing and painting IRIS in my flower garden. Here is one I painted this morning.

Pink-Purple Iris • Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press

METHOD: I began by doing a value sketch—2 x 3 inches in size—to establish placement of subject and values. I drew light lines of my subject on the dry paper, I soaked the paper, placed it on the board, sponged excess water out, then painted an abstract underpainting. When some of the water evaporated, I started adding color—positive and negative shapes. I can't wait to start on the next painting . . . then the next . . . Happy painting, my fellow artists and art lovers.