Hey creative loves! I continue my video series to give you a BTS peek as I develop my current body of work, WILD BLOOMS. I’ve been experimenting with painting freestyle watercolor florals using my WILD BLOOMS handcrafted artisanal paint collection along with a variety of mixed media.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

In this video, I share more about my creative process, I talk through behind-the-scenes of painting the new WILD BLOOMS body of work I’ve been creating this season. I demo how to paint freestyle florals using #tracibautistacolor handcrafted artisanal watercolor XL swatch tiles. I also use a variety of my handcrafted watermedia pigment stones and inks to build layers of color into my painted florals. 

Start with a light wash of color, then build up the layers to add contrast into your floral motifs using darker colors. The key is to alter the amount of water on your brush as you paint. I tend to paint wet-on-wet, so that the paints bloom and bleed together.

CREATIVE TOOLBOX

#tracibautistaCOLOR WILD BLOOMS watermedia collection

#tracibautistaCOLOR pigment stones

Silver Ruby Satin 8 Round {LH}

Silver Si;lk Ribbon Dagger Brush

Silver Ruby Satin Triangle Brush

Ceramic tile - to mix pigment stones, inks & watercolors

Watercolor sketchbook

I am in the experimentation and CREATIVE PLAY phase….anything goes! I work with different materials, mediums and substrates. Exploring techniques from sketching with brush pens and markers to collage and mark making with a gel plate to drawing and painting in Procreate. Much of this work will end up in surface pattern designs for textiles and wallpaper.

I share a deep dive of my creative process in my new book INSPIRATION SKETCHBOOK.