Dragon Fruit Watercolor Painting

Pitaya Fruit, Pitahaya Fruit or just call it Dragon Fruit is full of nutrients and said to be good for blood pressure, and obesity.  Hopefully I ate this one after painting it will let me loose a few pounds.  Wishful thinking I guess.  Well, apart from the nutritional value, this fruit is really pretty with red, purple and green color on the outside.  I started this dragon fruit watercolor painting with lots of wet in wet wash in different areas.  When dry, anther layer of color is added on top to arrive to the final intensity.  I made a sketch on a 7.5 x 10 inches cold press watercolor paper and start the painting with the light value first.  The difficult part was to keep the paper wet for the wet in wet wash and then make it dry again for the next layer or area of paint.  It is long process and needs lots of patients.  Anyone who have not painted a dragon fruit before should try.  It is fun.