Watercolour tulips on a yellow background

This was supposed to be an easy exercise but the trouble I had making the paint do anything like I wanted it to do made it quite problematic. Still, on the bright side, with the Strathmore watercolour journal the paint lifts so very easily, too easily at times. Even so, I think it actually looks quite good alongside the painting of zantedeschias. 

Watercolour tulips in journal

Once again, I used my Schmincke Horadam watercolours (Aureolin Hue, May Green, Sap Green, Phthalo Green, Transparent Orange, and Bordeaux). 

This is the reference photograph which I took of bought tulips some time ago. As you can see, my painting is nothing like them. Oh, well, maybe just a little bit. 😀