March13, at the Center for Health & Wellbeing, Joan Lok gave a demonstration on doing a Hydrangea using watercolors on rice paper. She used “ma” paper which is less than 70# compared to traditional 140# watercolor paper.


Blue = Cobalt blue. She also uses opaque white, Dr. Martian, (gouache) so it doesn’t disappear into the paper.




Looks like an umbrella. Leaves are painted in sap green with veins in ink.
If you have enough brushes you can separate the colorful flower brush vs. green leaf brushes. Dot of light yellow in the middle of the flower. She will put the shadow around the dot with fine line brush. Add white to yellow to keep it on top. 3-D effect … capturing the spirit of the flower.


Youtube has some Joan Lok videos of equipment and tips of Chinese painting.
Cllick on this link for more information on Joan Lok’s online courses: