Quick painting with a loaded brush is fun and exciting. It is good to let the paint sit on the surface without fussing with it. Then you can add quick marks with a dark color if you want. This is how I got those dry brush marks in the center of the paper. It is important to drag the belly of the brush across the paper before you lift the brush off the paper.
These fresh pigment marks are striking against white paper. I was trying to blend phtalo green with sepia but the green just stole the show.
For me this only works when you are painting on textured paper. I have come to appreciate this elseware 300 lb watercolor paper. I purchased several watercolor bound books of this paper at my local food coop.
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