The jacaranda painting is quite large for a watercolour (87.5x70cm) and it is a mass of florets that make up the composition. As the florets are quite small in relation to the size of the tree, there will be many included in the composition to give the 'mass' effect of the colour for which it is famous. I change my mind about the positioning of some and try to be careful about which twigs will be showing, as they can dominate the composition, leading the eye of the viewer to places I don't want them to go. This photograph doesn't show all of it so far but the form of the florets is becoming clear. I have decided to paint in the sky background first as this will inform me as to the tone of the forms next to it. The contrast between sky and subject is usually quite large and, sometimes, creates almost a silhouette effect. It will be another week before I start to paint this one but will post it when some sky background is included.