Still Life with Knit Bag

An old  painting recently photographed. This is an example of a "batik" method of painting with watercolor, something I thought of myself using liquid mask the way batik artists use melted wax. Multiple additions of masking fluid are applied to achieve details, then a new wash of color is applied. The knit bag is one I designed and knitted myself, and the basket is full of straw flowers I grew in the garden.