Pear on watercolor paper

Pear Study - 5 x 7 inch pear on watercolor paper

I did a painting of a pear on 5 x 7 inch watercolor paper.  It is a cute little pear but it gives me lots of challange in this particular watercolor study.  First of all, I would like to make it more transparent by using wet in wet wash instead.  The color on the watercolor paper dries too quickly to give me good control of the medium.  It turns out ok but a little more transparent would be better.