I took a break from the large watercolor paintings I’ve been doing, to create these two small ones for my upcoming solo show, this summer in Saratoga Springs. Both paintings are 8″ x 8″, matted and framed to 14″ x 14″. I took many photographs of some market tulips, shot with different lighting and angles. The two that I chose in the end, have similar compositions, but turned out very differently.

Sign of Spring I is warmer and has a warm dark brown wood frame. The light reflections on the plastic wrap were a real challenge but turned out well.

Sign of Spring II is cooler and I used a cool black frame. On this one, the plastic wrap is not as prominent, as I was more excited about painting the basket weave and the glass reflections.