This watercolor, Poppies with Yellow and Violet Flowers belongs to the Spring Series 2015.  

Poppies with Yellow and Violet Flowers April 2015

This watercolor is from the month of April.  I was painting as fast and as much as possible in April and May because the wild flower season is short-lived.  I always want to capture a still-life in one session which is about six hours.  That’s about as much time I can paint  before the light is totally different.  Also, I never know if I can paint at the same time the next day.

Poppies with Violet and Yellow Flowers April 2015

As usual, I start with an area that I like a lot.

Poppies with Violet and Yellow Flowers April 2015

I built the watercolor around the poppy that I put on the picture plane first; everything else was measured against it.  I’m not looking for perfection.  I like to paint from nature in direct because the moment stays with me.