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| I left off here ... |
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| I decided to go bold and purple. |
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| I'm doing a lot of w/w washes, not using masking. |
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| Now I am here. I think the next step will be to do some w/w with aureolin on the leaves, before moving into the greens. |
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| I actually did a color swatch. The left is quin. violet + aureolin + phthalo green. The right is quin. violet + aureolin + phthalo + indanthrone blue. I really don't quite know what the finished colors will look like - part of the intrigue of watercolor. The woman for whom I am painting this [ a very sweet dentist with whom I occasionally work] loves her blues, violets and greys. I'm hoping she doesn't find the yellow iris too jarring. |
I applause for the magenta-purple move! It will work beautifully with the yellow flower, since the two are near-complementary. It's a deviation from reference and a usage of your artistic license, a deliberate choice -- that's exactly why it's so great!
ReplyDeleteWow! Kathryn..this is going to be so beautiful! I can't wait to see this finished!! She will be very happy with this.
ReplyDeleteThis will be spectacular- I just know it!
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can't keep up with you katharyn ! ..the flower looks beautiful already .
ReplyDeleteI just love your going wild with the purple, it really looks good with the yellow flower, wonderful color combination. So much looking forward to seeing this done! Have a nice sunday Kathryn, we have sunshine and mild temperatures, so nice :-)) Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the colours! It sings of summer! Uplifting! :L0)
ReplyDeleteWow! What a background. Absolutely love it :) xx
ReplyDeleteThe violet is going to make the yellow sing--you'll probably have to put a dash of it in the leaves to tie it all together. I can't wait to see what you will do.
ReplyDeleteI have complete faith in you, Kathryn...your friend will love this!
ReplyDeleteThis is looking great, I am very interested in what colour you do pick for the leaves, they both have interesting qualities.
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