Almost Finished Pink Lily Flower Watercolor Painting

I have started painting the flower centers on the pinkest flowers that are in the middle of the watercolor. This is a closeup of the flowers where I am working now. These are also my focal point in the painting. For the flower centers I  have used new gamboge yellow, cobalt blue, brown madder, burnt sienna and cad orange for the watercolor paints.

I have been sharing this painting with my watercolor class in Old Saybrook, CT every Sunday. Each week I bring it in to show the class how I am progressing on the watercolor and answer any questions on how I may have painted a particular area. This Sunday I hope to have the finished painting to show the class. If you want more information on watercolor classes send me an email.  My next post will have the finished painting so check back to see it! Thanks.

Continuing Large Watercolor of Lily Flowers - Using Masking Fluid

Continuing Large Watercolor of Lily Flowers - When you compare this photo of the Lily Watercolor with the photo from the last post I have painted more of the pink flowers and leaves. I will continue in this fashion covering more and more of the paper. I am working from light to dark stepping back to view the painting from a distance to compare the values in the painting.

If you look at the photo from last week you can see the flower centers have a yellowish color. This is masking fluid that I painted on those areas to save the white of the paper. I will use masking fluid when there is fine detail and I want to paint loosely without getting paint in those detailed areas. I am using a Daler Rowney brand of art masking fluid on this painting but have used other brands with success. I will remove the mask from the style, filament and anthers of the flowers when I am finished painting the pink flower petals.