What is Negative Painting?

James Gurney creates a watercolor study of daisies by painting around the white shapes. We learn about the composite structure of daisies, and the Zen Buddhist concept of “Ma“ which focuses on the space between things. WATERCOLOR AND GOUACHE Cadmium yellow light: Permanent green pale: Yellow ochre: Pyrrol red: Transparent red oxide: Prussian blue: Ultramarine blue: Cobalt teal: Titanium white: OTHER TOOLS AND SUPPLIES Travel brush set: Watercolor sketchbook: Sketch Easel Builders (Facebook group): IDEAS Zen concept of “ma“: Botanical info about composite flowers: VIDEO TUTORIALS: “Gouache in the Wild“ (Download on Gumroad): “Gouache in the Wild“ on (DVD): “Casein Painting in the Wild” (Download on Gumroad): “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD): “Watercolor in the Wild” (Download) Animal Painting vid: Casein in the Wild: Flower Painting in the Wild: “Portraits in the Wild“ FOLLOW ME ON: Substack: Twitter (X): YouTube: @JamesGurney Instagram: Facebook: Blogger: BOOKS: Color and Light: Imaginative Realism: Dinotopia: Music by Chris Haugen and Kevin MacLeod Some of the links are affiliate links, which give me a small percentage of the sale with no extra cost to you.