Studies from Midcoast Maine - Flower paintings

My latest experimenting... gouache for composition studies. 

 Dahlias Composition Study

5x7

gouache on watercolor paper
$90

This past weekend I started a new project.  Composition studies on 5x7 watercolor paper. I wanted a way to quickly get my ideas down without having to use oils. If the composition works,  I could choose to develop the idea on a larger scale in oils.  Not only that, they would be available to start your art collection.

  Since I already had sheets of watercolor paper in storage from a past lifetime (when I wanted to paint watercolor like Winslow Homer), and I am a big fan of James Gurney, I purchased some tubes of opaque watercolor (gouache). 

Dahlias Composition Study

5x7

gouache on watercolor paper
$90 

Of course, beginning this experiment meant I would need to try it out on some flowers, and nothing beats an arrangement of dahlias....except maybe marigolds or mums.
Enjoy!