Second Wash

When the painting is completely dry begin to work up the wall surface texture by adding a second wash.

You will really enjoy this process of bringing light, dark and texture to the wall. Have a basic idea about the main colours (Cobalt Violet,Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna andCobalt blue) and work them loosely and freely into the second wash.

You have two main tactics, firstly to create the shadows and texture that you see in the photo of the wall. Secondly, take advantage of the marks and colours from the first wash. The first wash will leave some indications of texture and tone because of the way you created it. Use these to build up your picture.

From the photo also miss out the long diagonal shadow that is above the window.

Work with mixes of paint that are very wet, with more water than pigment. You should actually use the paint that is already mixed in your palette from your first wash (even if it has mixed together).

This wash should still be applied in a free, loose and wet way.
Do add water and pigment to the original mixes as you work. Again, do not worry about mixes running together on your palette or on your picture (You really want this to happen).

Use a Pro Arte Series 007 number 8 brush for this stage. Rarely clean it as you work, so your wells of colour do get mixed together.

Do take more care to work with the drawing at this stage. Create the main window shadow and paint round the window frames and bench.

Also Ihave painted around the white petals that were created with the masking fluid in the first wash.

At this stage I ignore the bush.