White Roses in a Vase

Watercolour of white roses

White flowers are quite hard to paint in watercolour without losing the delicate quality of the petals. It is important to choose a shadow colour that doesn't destroy their freshness. As these white roses had a yellow cast to the white, I chose yellow for showing their form.

For the design, I planned to paint some negative and positive shapes; I am particularly pleased with the lower left corner, which I painted wet-in-wet.