A progress photo of the Casa Blanca lily. I added some more petal and leaf details and the finished work can be seen here on a new portfolio page for watercolor paintings.
Hydrangea leaf study
Hydrangea flowers are scarce this year but there are leaves to study.
Hydrangea leaf study, pencil
Gouache Color Study
Color study of Marie-Gabrielle Capet self-portrait
Here's a small gouache color study (4.75"x6") painted using a limited palette of primary red, yellow, blue, black and white on Fabriano Artistico hot press paper. I used Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache set of six primary colors.
Initial pencil drawing