Ev Hales Painting Roses in Watercolor, Stage 1

Roses are a delight to paint. The challenge is to keep them fresh. My secret is to use the foliage to paint the flower by working behind the petals, rather than on them. Work on location or with real flowers as much as possible so you really look and make the flowers different rather than painting roses to a formula. Discover how to create interesting greens as a part of this process.