Deb Smith Watercolors

IN PROGRESS (begonias)

I tried these begonias on gessoed paper and the reds bled all over the greens and blues. I washed it all off and then tried the same painting on regular watercolor paper (Arches 140 ld) I put chinese white on the lightest areas and soaked the paper for 3 minutes. After it lost it's shininess, I could paint without the colors bleeding too much. I lifted out the light areas after it was mostly dry. I haven't done the background yet.