I don’t have to go far to look for botanical inspiration. Our restaurant Hillside is surrounded by so much beautiful greens–decorative plants, flowers, herbs, succulents!
It’s located right inside Cedar Hills Garden Center along Mother Ignacia Ave, QC.
Sometimes, I go out and walk around just to search for something to paint. 😛
Decided to paint a rose cactus. I documented my process so that I can teach this at the next !
I start off with preparing the palette:
Phthalo Blue + a bit of Viridian, Red + a bit of Brown, Lemon Yellow, Sap Green
Then I lightly sketch the shape.
I just did the wet-on-wet technique on each petal, skipping around the cactus so that the colors don’t bleed into each other. With that technique, I didn’t have to paint the details over, because I already put enough dark color on each petal’s edge to act as its ‘outline’.
I used Winsor & Newton Cotman paint for this, and the small #1 round brush that comes with the kit. It’s the same paint that I include in the workshop.
I’ll be teaching two Botanical Watercolor workshops this September!
Sept 19, Saturday, 9am-12nn at Hillside QC
Sept 27, Sunday, 3-6pm at I Am Kim Estancia Mall, Meralco Ave, Pasig
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PS. To those who have already taken this class, please check your e-mail inbox! 😉