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I wasn’t intended to put this up as a work in progress but thought someone might find it interesting. It in a style I haven’t used in a very long time, don’t know why I stopped using it, probably like everyone else it we just move on .
I think it’s better to explain as if go along rather that dig a hole for myself trying to explain it.
The initial sketch, leaves with a few berries , inspired by a bush in my garden a few weeks ago,
As I wasn’t intending sharing it I have taken many photos of the early stages so I will go straight to the next stage.
Used hardly any watercolour with the paint to give the background a thickness some of the branches are painted in and I used the lift out technique to creat others. I want the back quite dark and in the next stage I will add lighter colours, I know it’s the opposite way around to the normal process with watercolour but with thick bodied paint it work as long as you don’t blend it in.
As I wasn’t intending sharing it I have taken many photos of the early stages so I will go straight to the next stage.
Used hardly any watercolour with the paint to give the background a thickness some of the branches are painted in and I used the lift out technique to creat others. I want the back quite dark and in the next stage I will add lighter colours, I know it’s the opposite way around to the normal process with watercolour but with thick bodied paint it work as long as you don’t blend it in.
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Thank for the comments Lew, George, Sandra and Tony. Tony I had the same thought, joking aside, this is how I envisioned it looking at this stage , bringing in the detailing and darkening the edges of the leaves .
I will adjust things also I progress and if necessary make changes where needs be. 
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Thank you Susan and Tessa , I really pleased that you are enjoying this Tessa . I haven’t had the opportunity to do anything for the last couple of days , Christmas shopping etc getting in the eat bahh humbug, I also discovered that I had no more Alizarin Crimson left , don’t use it very often but I thought I had a spare tube.
Added a bit more base colours to the upper leaves and some details in the lower leaves, looks very bright as the photo is taken under the light , far to dull a day to get a photo without it . The painting in the background is another in working on but won’t present it as WIP , don’t want to bore you all that much , I will add a pic as I have already been asked about it .
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