Pink Dahlias

 

Pink Dahlias
5" x 5" gouache
on hot press paper

It's been such a delight to work with gouache all week. It's easier to fit these small paintings into a short time-frame, so it's easier to shift time for other important things, like time with precious grandsons.  

Watercolor takes more prolonged engagement, more focus, and definitely more planning so you don't make mistakes that are hard to correct. With gouache, you can paint over your mistakes much more easily because of its opacity.

That said, I'm also missing the pleasant surprises that can occur when transparent watercolor paints mix with water. 

Very nice to have both gouache and watercolor in my repertoire right now. Who says I have to choose?