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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The Princess and the Drama Queen ... or ... a Tale of Two Tulips

I'm still working on the top tulip here, placing a w/w wash of the under-glow color, drying, then a w/w wash of black.


Drama queen tulip pretty much done, except perhaps to darken the stamen.





Now I am working on boosting the colors on the bottom, the Princess, tulip. In comparison to the dark one, it looks rather washed out.
A grump is in order. The colors showing on the blog are pathetic. In reality, the background is quite dark, almost black on the left side, as is the dark tulip. If you'd like to see more what the painting is really like, I suggest you visit my facebook page. Is anyone else having this difficulty on blogger?

Thank you for dropping by, and your comments are always welcome!

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11 comments:

  1. cath carboneJanuary 15, 2014 at 11:58 PM

    C'est vraiment superbe! c'est vrai que ls couleurs ne sont pas toujours bien visibles par nos ordinateurs! oui je vais aller voir ta page FB.
    Bonne journée- Cath.

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  2. Sue ClinkerJanuary 16, 2014 at 2:43 AM

    Now that you've mentioned it, my gorilla coloured pencil drawing on black paper showed up lighter on Blogger than in reality and I had to replace it with a darkened version which then wasn't accurate ...
    This painting certainly looks very different on your Facebook page .... lets hope Blogger resolves the issue soon

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  3. Ross LynemJanuary 16, 2014 at 1:46 PM

    This is looking great Kathryn. I like your title as well. It is very generous of you to share your painting technique with a step by step. Sort of a window into your art world which is always intriguing. Thank you for your visit and your comment about my Lexi. Your visits are always appreciated greatly. Happy Painting! Ross.

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  4. JaneJanuary 16, 2014 at 2:49 PM

    Yes, I sometimes have the same problem ....but only sometimes, wonder why ? Your Drama Queen really has sprung into life, looking forward to seeing the Princess in full bloom :-)) xx

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  5. Tweedles -- that's meJanuary 16, 2014 at 6:52 PM

    Its sooo beautiful!
    love
    tweedles

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  6. hmuxoJanuary 17, 2014 at 5:11 AM

    FANTASTIC!!! It's beautiful, Kathryn!!! A definite winner!!!

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  7. Sandra BusbyJanuary 17, 2014 at 6:57 AM

    I havent posted for a while so not sure - it looks beautiful on my screen! :0)

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  8. SusanJanuary 17, 2014 at 3:17 PM

    It had a chance to see this on Facebook and agree completely - what a difference! The deep dark background is just wonderful with these tulips and I love that you did not include any foliage in this composition. You are demanding the viewer to pay undivided attention to the splendor of these blooms and I find this painting to be just superb! Bravo, Kathryn!

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  9. JudyJanuary 18, 2014 at 1:25 AM

    Yes, on facebook it looks fantastic! Really beautiful work, Kathryn!

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  10. Linda RothJanuary 18, 2014 at 2:28 PM

    Looks beautiful no matter the color distortion. The drawing and painting is skillful. I always have trouble with paintings that have relatively equal amounts of red and blue--violet. They reproduce usually too blue. A photo takes several passes before I get relatively close to the actual painting, e.g. The painting in my current post.

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  11. Dean H.January 20, 2014 at 6:05 AM

    Coming along beautifully, Kathryn!!
    I see what you mean...quite a difference from Facebook.
    I don't believe I'm having a problem of this type with Blogger at present. I don't do Facebook.

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