Papaya Watercolor Painting

Papaya Watercolor Painting - 5 x 7 inches still life on cold press paper

Papaya Watercolor Painting - 5 x 7 inches still life on cold press paper

I did a still life watercolor painting of a papaya last night.  It was a 5 x 7 inches painting on Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper.  I tried this little study on doing a underpainting of a wet into wet wash.  The color is applied very light with a yellowish tone where the papaya is going to be.  I found that this wet in wet wash gives me a feeling that I am not facing a blank white piece of watercolor paper.  This is a really quick wash and I even reuse some of my dried mixed paints from yesterday.  It was quite fun doing this wash and it is lots of fun.  As I apply the paint for the Papaya, I am using mostly a gradated wash and a streaked wash.   The streaked wash did not happen too good because of me starting out with the gradated wash, the paper is not wet enough.  I really should have paint this fruit using wet in wet wash which allows me more time and hence more control in my watercolor painting.  I hope you like how it turns out.

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