On The Easel - Chrysanthemum's In Watercolor

"I like to first create an underpainting to set up the rhythm of lights and darks." 

  ~ Amanda Jones

©Chrysanthemum's, watercolor in progress, Jan 19, 2012

   By Laura Leeder

Working slowly on the flowers, I've started with an underpainting of a lite value of New Gamboge, a warm yellow.  Followed by a 2nd glaze, slightly darker.  Several more lite value glazes have followed using New Gamboge, Permanent Yellow Deep and Pyrrol Orange.  Moving to the back mums, I've added mid-value glazes of Pyrrol Orange and Permanent Rose.  

I plan to keep the bowl of water, (a stemless wineglass) more abstract.  I've added just a touch of color to help me determine my values and will develop the flowers further before adding more color to the glass.  

More to follow....

Laura Leeder,

Watercolor Artist,

Creston, BC