Pathway To Spring Bouquet

This is a beautiful four-part demonstration of a beautiful watercolor painting called "Pathway to Spring" by Vinita Pappas. This painting is a combination of extremely loose painting and detailed rendering. In this painting, Pappas captures the essence of spring by using a floral composition with a color scheme of pinks and purples. She uses a 300-pound rough paper to ensure it does not buckle. This is a meticulously planned composition with a detailed sketch before the painting process even begins. The painting process begins with the color blocking of all the flowers, starting with the lighter values of the roses and then moving to the darker values. Vinita uses a combination of sharp defined edges and soft, fluid edges to get a feel for how the colors will blend together. Throughout the painting process, Pappas share the technique of painting almost geometric, abstract shapes, rather than painting individual leaves and petals. For the upper part, she uses a number eight Kolinsky sable brush and then switches to a mop brush for the lower area, allowing for more water and drips to occur. It showcases the beauty of watercolor with its colors merging, drips happening, and color separation going on. The finished painting will leave you feeling as though you have just taken a walk down a beautiful pathway to spring.