The technique of Glazing in watercolor is to build up layer after layer of transparent watercolor, letting each layer dry first.

Watercolor painting of a pomegranate fruit with a red hue and green leaves at the top.

When I painted this beet, I wanted to capture its exact color because a beet’s original color doesn’t need improving upon. I had to work at it, but finally I was able to mix the exact colors. They are: Crimson and Burnt Umber. The beet is painted using a glazing technique.

Watercolor painting of a green apple with a brown stem.

The apple was painted with Aureolin Yellow and Winsor Blue

Watercolor painting of a pink and yellow iris flower with a purple and blue background.

Giving the Iris a background of these particular colors helped bring out the lilac pink in the petals of the Iris itself

Iris and sky

The Pink House Kona

One of the very few paintings done in Kona that I like. I think it’s the colors

Three Irises watercolor painting of iris flowers with rich pinks, orange reds, blues, and green leaves.
Watercolor painting of a pink and peach-colored tulip with green stem.

Three Irises

Tulip

Watercolor painting of a ripe peach with red, yellow, and green hues on a white background.
Watercolor painting of a purple eggplant with green stem on a white background.

Permanent Magenta and Alizarin Crimson

The color Green - what is it about this color? I wouldn’t say it is my favourite color, but there is definitely something magical about it. Maybe I like it so much because there are so many tones and shades and depths in it. There is spring green, and jade green, and an intense grass green with the sunlight shining on it, and many, many more greens. Also, it is a challenge in watercolor painting, but when it works, it’s awesome. It is said to be one of the hardest colors to work with in watercolor. Why is that, I wonder? I still wonder.