Avoid dabbing or helping it dry, just let the air do its job. When the surface of the paper starts to go dull, it’s time to paint. Note you will paint directly, no preliminary drawing. Charge a large brush with barely diluted pasty paint. Add only a small amount of water to make the paint the consistency of toothpaste. The water is already on the paper. Pretend you are communicating only the most elemental aspects of this flower. Purposely try to make shapes that are telling, but without details. The paint will fuzz out from where you put it. Wait a little longer to start painting if your colors dissipate too much. Think of your work as a jig-saw puzzle and work in general shapes and areas. Fill in missing areas between your initial spots of color with other random colors. Quit sooner than later and allow to air dry. It will not only glow, it will have energy and may or may not resemble the geranium. It will say things about the subject in a primal way.
In this piece, you will be attempting to paint what you see before you, trying to capture its shape and details. Go slower and think about where you are putting the colors. Again, use rich colors, barely diluted because there is so much water in the paper. Thinner paints will dissipate and details will be lost.
Using a loaded brush, wet the paper with water. Wait a minute or two before you begin to paint. Paint the red circles for the blossoms while the paper is still quite wet to give them the opportunity to fuzz and spread. Immediately, accent the wet blossoms with spots of orange. Move to the leaves and paint them green. Do the pots in a red-brown color to resemble the most basic of garden pots. The wax will cause the paint to separate and resist the color.
Using a loaded brush, wet the paper with water. Wait a minute or two before you begin to paint. Paint the red circles for the blossoms while the paper is still quite wet to give them the opportunity to fuzz and spread. Immediately, accent the wet blossoms with spots of orange. Move to the leaves and paint them green. Do the pots in a red-brown color to resemble the most basic of garden pots. The wax will cause the paint to separate and resist the color.
