The OP is more vibrant, for sure!
"...I guess it's kind of a balancing act (water color outside in winter?
) , but they are all fun to
play experiment with. " --Rich
Maybe add a bit of alcohol?
One famous artist, Larry Seiler suggested
"...I grabbed a coffee can that was empty, put a whole roll of toilet paper inside, and poured a bottle of Isopropyl alcohol in it. This soaks into the roll of paper, and lit on top with a match produces a slow burning blue hot flame. The paper roll turns into a big wick, burns slow...and you put it out by covering and can use another day. I went down the road from the farmhouse we were renting at the time, and set up on the road looking back down. The coffee can heater between my feet below...."
Alcohol in the water would help, too...