I have begun to outline the jacaranda on the watercolour board in fine pencil. I am trying to get a balance between the masses of flowers, sky background and what will be showing as a twig/branch.
In my last watercolour, the azaleas were a ground hugging shrub, so I made the background dark. With the jacaranda, which is a fairly open tree, I would see the blooms when looking up and, therefore, would see more of the sky in the background. I love the lilac colour of the blossom with the azure of the sky in one painting. The contrast will be provided by the branches. I will have to be careful that the branches don't dominate the composition.
I am still sketching ladies shoes for the other watercolour that I am planning one of which I have posted here. The sketches are not intended to be highly detailed depictions but a familiarising sketch done in a few minutes.