Poinsetta
4 7/8" x 6 7/8"
Watercolor
It was interesting painting all these reds, using Quin. Red, Perm. Red, Rhodenite Genuine, Deep Scarlett, Quin. Burnt Orange, and Pyrolle Orange. I used an underpainting of Azo Yellow under some of the reds to brighten them. Some of the reds are more of a blue-red in real life. One other thing I need to comment on is that the colors look much more saturated in the photo. We all know how soft watercolors are so the saturation level has been reduced but the photo still has the look of more intense colors.
The shadows were first painted with Sap Green then glazed with different reds and blues, including Cobalt and Pthalo Blue. I used a photo by mustcreate from the Wet Canvas Reference Image Library as reference for this painting.