I'm so glad, Becky. I call this way of painting "wet-next-to-wet" But sometimes I do paint wet into wet. The background on the apple blossoms in the other two recently posted videos was done largely wet into wet. It's mostly about how big the shapes are. I'm so glad you found value in the color workshop. I'm leading the second one - Color II online starting tomorrow. I know it's a longshot, but I'd love you to join me. I'm going to send you an email.

Thank you, Blue Bell!

Hi Beth - I almost always do mine first. I do it for two reasons - 1 is mental. They take a lot of effort and I want the harder part over first, rather than paint all my favorite parts and THEN do the background. The other is practical. I find that it's easier to clean up edges around the subjects from the usually looser, more sloppy background work before I paint the soft edge of a petal, say, than after. I'm glad you are enjoying the videos!

@@caramargaretbrown This makes so much sense - on both points! I'm planning a seascape with lupine in the foreground, and fishing boats, harbor, shore in the background. I paint in my head before I draw anything, and the background is what's holding me up. But, I think your technique is going to work well for this. Thank you!! 🥰