This is the horse super imposed over the colorful washes of watercolor. I mixed a dark brown (indigo and sienna brown) and started painting the horse. I added color to the brown washes as I went along (cobalt and new gamboge). I paid attention to the values (lights and darks).
This is the pointsettia after adding more color and value. The background has had several glazes of color. This needs more color glazes, values, as well as details before it will be complete.