Dahlias are still blooming in the garden and I am still painting them as well as teaching how to paint them.
After using one method of applying masking fluid to create the composite blossoms, I was craving the freedom I usually use as my approach to watercolors. So I created a background first by wetting the whole sheet of paper, then added color allowing them to flow and blend into one another. While it was still wet, I laid down cellophane pressing it into the paint and creating shapes. After letting it dry overnight, I lifted off the cellophane and used the shapes to inspire painting blossoms.
Westminster Village residents spent two weeks painting dahlias with great success. They learned how to apply masking fluid and paint a background.
