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| Finished glazing aureolin on the flowers ... |
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| ... then started on the leaves. They have a nubbly surface, so I tried to create that impression by sponging first. |
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| I then glazed with some phthalo green and gold, and indanthrone and gold for the darker areas. |
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| Glazed over all with the same two mixtures. |
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| TA - DAH! Well, not really. It was very difficult to get the look of shadows on yellow, as well trying to maintain the delicate feel of the petals. I am very happy to call this DONE! |
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| I did a black/white edit to see how the values came out compared to the original photo. |
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| I also did a touch up on an oldie from a year ago, darkening the shadows. I think one of my big faults in painting is being too cautious. |
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| Meanwhile we have been having the most un-Vancouver-like winter. It's been very cold since the beginning of December, with several dumps of snow. This was taken on our walk Sunday. we have had more snow since then, and still more predicted for tomorrow. Everyone you talk to here has said "ENOUGH"!! Our weather is usually with 0 - 5 C temperature, and rain, not -10c and snow. We are a pampered lot here in Lala Land :) |
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| After a hard slog through the snow, it's good to have a lie-down in front of the fire. |
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| And Bruno has done nothing for over two months. It's going to be interesting getting back to riding - for both of us. |
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| This was my beast on Sunday. I've dug it out twice since then. Thank you all for dropping by! Stay warm and safe!!! |
