The yellow rose holds a special place in my heart. Not in a romantic way or due to some memorable Valentine event. But because it’s on the cover of my baby photo album which is now gone and missing. It’s a mystery how this album was removed from my room in Pandacan. It seems that someone had taken interest and got too obsessed with it.
Anyway, as I was browsing through one of my art books and looking for a new watercolor project, I came across this wet-in-wet exercise on yellow roses. The artist rendered the flowers in a sort of dramatic and vintage style. And it was exactly the kind of visual stimulus that triggered some beautiful memories of a happy childhood. I brought out my watercolor sketchbook and Sakura Koi watercolor pan set, copied one of the roses, and rendered it my way using the wet-in-wet technique. (I know the photo isn’t bright enough. I’ll try to do a reshoot one of these days.)
I love how this painting turned out. I’m not always confident whenever I do the WIW technique, but this one gave me a lot of boost. In fact, since I did this one, I’ve been painting flowers and other subjects using the same technique. I guess there’s no turning back.
