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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

I Think I Must Dip into the Yellow ...

It seems I'm on an iris roll, and this shape was irresistible,

 ... as was this color.

I blocked in shadows with on orange/pink mix [both staining colors].

Then I started some w/w on the petals with aureolin and orange.

I put in a thin orange wash over the background.

Then, I painted w/w, with darker, denser pigments, and allowed the paint to flow.
The background has shown the iris to be a bit washed out, so this is where I will have to go in again with yellow, and probably orange.

13 comments:

  1. Beautiful drawing as always--and I'll take your word for it as to what this painting needs. I have faith in your ability to make it all come together brilliantly.

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  2. VERY nice! You are definitely on a roll :)

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  3. A new one is born! We can't wait to see it bloom!
    love
    tweedles

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  4. I love this one...awesome background!..looking forward to seeing your next post.

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  5. Kathryn, I love the shape - its just wonderful. Looking forward to the update!

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  6. It seems that Iris agrees with you, you really know how to tame such a difficult flower. Looking excellent . Wish you a lovely day, hope the rain stopped! xox

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  7. Looking good. Will be nice to see the finished work!

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  8. WOW! That is looking fabulous Kathryn! Bring on more irises, you paint them beautifully! :)

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  9. Kathryn that iris is stunning! So buttery and rich. I was catching up on your blog and the last iris you painted was gorgeous as well. I hope all your mud dries up soon, I can imagine what a mess all that is.

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  10. Your irse is coming along great and I really love what is happening in your background. Great colour and really great effects. Keep up the good work.

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  11. This is gorgeous! I love seeing how you go about your painting process. The colour is stunning! Looking forward to seeing it all finished :0)

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  12. I can't wait to see more Kathryn! I really like the background washes you put in.

    P.s. Thanks for commenting on my blog about the "rescue". I know I was to be in that spot and that moment in time just for that purpose!

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