(11x15)
I'm going to plan a larger, more complex still life; so far, all I know is I'd like to include my favorite silk flowers, Chinese lanterns and bleeding hearts (maybe columbine too). Want to do a few studies of each first--figure out how they're put together, what colors to use, and how to paint them (wet in wet, wet on dry). Just a couple of tries today, and a few additional dabs--judicious, I hope--to yesterday's painting to try to set back the cluster of flowers on top and bring forward the ones in the middle.
(11x15)
5 comments:
Wonderful flower studies, Laura, I can't wait to see the larger still life you're planning. I hope you will include columbines, but that's just selfish of me, because that's one of my favorite flowers :) I like the chinese lantern in your study especially, such graceful shapes.
I love what you did with yesterday's; those few judicious dabs brought it from nice to wow!!
What size are you working on, I know I'm also guilty of not posting sizes, just curious. Love the studies.
Mineke: I love columbine too; tulips and daffodils are in the market, and they're both great fun to paint. May be distracted from my plan to do a more sustained piece of work while they're available!
Bill: I like it when other people post sizes, and I'll make an effort to do so. Have thought of doing so, but, though I have many rulers, I never have one handy ... I'll put one next to the computer! The Chinese lantern study and the hydrangea are both on quarter sheets (11x15); that's a size I'm very comfortable with. I often fold that in half (7.5x11) for quick things, like the landscapes I posted a few days ago. I seem to let my mood and time constraints, rather than the subject, determine the paper, which is probably not the best way to do it!!
These landscapes and flowers are fabulous!
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