Cherry Blossoms Step 2 & 3

Well, I took the masking off last night before I went to bed... good thing, because I had a little trouble getting it off one area, and might have been worse if I had left it on over night. This morning, I painted some background color for the flowers and buds... after it dries, I will start to define the petals, and might lift some of the color I put on, have to wait and see how it looks when it is dry.

Here is the painting after I added some more background work, starting to develop the petals of the flowers.