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| Gorgeous double daylily for a reference |
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| I masked the flower, and did a w/w wash with burnt orange and indanthrone. |
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| Re-masked the stamen and pistils, and started playing with the petals w/w, using aureolin and quin. sienna. |
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| Trying to take consistent photos is impossible at this time of year. More w/w glazing with the orange for the flower, and quin. gold and indanthrone for the greenery. |
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| I took this last summer at a neighbor's - I was taking care of her animals for a week. I don't think I'd seen hanging begonias before this. |
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| The colors used so far were indanthrone, gold and brown madder. I masked the flowers, then wet everything and daubed on the three colors, then when dry, went back to work on the leaves and stem. |
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| More detail on the leaves. |
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| This gives a better idea of the actual colors, though I find with multi-colored washes and glazing that the color is very difficult to re-produce with photo and computer. |
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| Just another example of how varies the colors appear. |
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| Started to add more color to the flowers - alizarin crimson and quin. sienna - and glazed the fallen petals with alizarin. |
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| This is where it stands now - almost done! I did want to create a moodier piece, focussing more on overall atmosphere rather than the plant. |
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| I finished up the chickadee, too, but somehow he looks like a stuffed bird to me. It has been a difficult time for me. My aunt passed away Dec. 20. She helped bring me up - was around a lot. And for the past number of years, she was a strong supporter of my art. She had a good - no, great - eye, so was invaluable as a critic. She was my mentor and patron. I do, and will, miss her immensely. Slowly, I am getting back to painting, pushing myself, because my heart is not really in it. Thank you all for dropping by, and I wish you all the best in 2016! |
