Thursday, March 18, 2010

Bearded Iris - Small Format Macro

Bearded Iris
Watercolour on 140lb Fabriano Artistico, 5" x 5"

Here's my second small format macro floral, a colourful bearded iris up close and personal! The orangey yellows really stand out against the purple, making a small painting with big impact!

There's something about the square format, it forces you to think carefully about composition, using the space efficiently. I'll be doing more!

4 comments:

JRonson said...

The iris have beautiful beautiful color, it's so strong *.*

Ann Buckner said...

The iris and the daffodil are just gorgeous Ruth. Love the intense colors.

Arti said...

Splendid colors.The painting is gorgeous!

laura said...

Love this!! What colors, how beautifully, cleanly and freely painted! Wow!