Progress Shot

I'm happy with how the roses are coming along and I am obviously not going to make the May 15th show with the watercolor society. This willl be ready for the June Open Show at the art center.

Directors Award

"Summer Elegance" won the Director's Award at the Fountain City Art Center Member's Show.

I had originally called it Queen of Hearts but the name never felt adequate for such an elegant flower.

This is the painting I started in January for the Dogwood Arts Festival not realizing the entry deadline was only one week away!

"Spring Cascade"

Finally "Spring Cascade is finished!

I have to say I learned so much from working on this painting. When I chose the photo for this I thought, "How difficult can painting white flowers be, I've painted them before?" That was my first mistake, they aren't white but the softest blush of pink. 

My favorite part was and still is the way the buds cascade from the top down the left side of the painting.

"Spring Beauty ~ Revised"

This is the revised version of the Rhodie (below) that had the brick wall as a background. After scrubbing the bricks I layered Winsor Violet then Cobalt and Winsor Yellow allowing each layer to dry before proceeding to the next.

Finally I dripped color (including some opera and rose madder) and let it run while I held the painting upside down. I also took some of the WV and darkened some of the shadows on the petals, added some highlights to the leaves and lost some of the edges.

I am not sure if this shows on your monitor but the main color of the background is Winsor Violet which seems a little too blue in this photo. I will live with this for a few days and probably end up tweaking it a little more.

I still plan to paint this on a full sheet at some point AFTER I finish the crystal vase of roses.

Have a great day!

Coming Along

Another update on the pale pink flowers of "Spring Cascade."

I have worked on the values and adding color to make it more lively. I am still not happy with the shadow in the center flower but I will work on that over the next few days.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

"Spring Cascade"

Yes, it is another painting of pink flowers but I promise it is the last of the pinks...at least pale pinks...for a while.  I started this painting, "Spring Cascade," before becoming so involved in the peony painting. 

The next painting will be so much more involved than this. It too has flowers, red roses and a crystal vase. I am looking forward to the challenge of painting all the detail in the glass.