Fearless Friday, Apricot Branch

 

 

I made a quick trip to the city this week

{up and back in 44 hours!}

I took care of top priorities, like hair, skin

and a social distance happy hour on the patio with BFFs

Things almost felt like normal…

 

 

 

 

Anyhooooo…

No time for painting the past few days

but I did take photographs while I was painting this apricot branch

for the May Doodlewash challenge last week

 

 

 

 

My reference photo is from Unsplash

 

 

 

 

I first positioned the apricots with a light wash

 

 

 

 

Then built up their colors with layers of different color washes

 

 

 

 

Next came the leaves

 

 

 

 

I always keep my color chart handy for reference

 

 

 

 

 

Then the color was deepened and the stem was indicated

 

 

 

 

 

The other three were finished adding layers of more color

and leaving a bit of white paper showing for highlights

 

 

 

 

Branches painted in

 

 

 

 

Darkening leaves

 

 

 

 

I decided to make the background ultramarine blue to really make the apricots pop

{blue is opposite orange on the color wheel, making it orange’s complementary color}

 

 

 

 

I finished with a bright wet in wet shadow and ink outlines

 

 

“Apricot Branch” 9″ x 12″ watercolor on 140 lb. Cold Pressed paper

 

 

Happy Painting!

Be Fearless!

 

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