©Robin Edmundson, 'Pink Poppies' 951, watercolor, 12 x 9 inches.
Framed $300
'Negative painting' is the technique of painting around something to show its shape. We do this a lot in watercolor, since we can't paint light on top of dark. We have to paint the dark around the light shape to indicate a light object.
It takes some practice thinking about things differently, but the effects are outstanding and the process is fun, once you get the hang of it.