watercolor paper allows her to capture the vivid 

colors and textures associated with her subjects.  

The paint sits on the gessoed surface instead of being

absorbed into the paper, resulting in brighter, more 

dynamic color.  The gesso also creates textures as 

the paint settles into the crevices and mixes with 

other colors of greater or lesser density.  This allows

the granulating and transparent pigments to float and

run over the heavier staining pigments.  When the

subject is sprayed with water, the running pigments

drip and then dry.  Using this method of wetting and

drying several times allows the watercolor pigment to

eventually retain that translucent quality which defines

the medium.