It's always good to get your observational skills honed by painting from life, but I'm ashamed to admit that I rarely do so. I don't enjoy painting out of doors, there are too many distractions and the light changes constantly. Last week a single flower snapped from its stem and I brought it inside to paint it quickly, before it wilted.
Wasn't it a stunner? My friend Janet said "that's not a flower, it's a floozy!" and I agree! I went straight in with the paintbrush, no pencil sketch, and was amazed at how well it turned out. I added an invented stem and foliage and here's the result:
9 comments:
It's lovely. I love flowers and wish I could paint them better.
Jean
It is lovely, Ruth, and an inspiration to paint from LIFE!
Hi, Ruth,
Sooo beautiful!! Delicate and sensitive touch. I love them all.
Cheers, Sadami
Ruth, it's absolutely gorgeous.
I like your loose style and the delicate color.
Jean, when I started painting I felt like you, but I worked hard at improving and eventually felt happy with my flowers. It takes careful observation - look for the different colours in the flower, how the light hits the petals as they turn, these things bring the work to life :)
Studio at the Farm, thank you, I'm going to try to do so more often!
Thank you dear Sadami!
Christiane you're very kind, thank you!
Hello Cora, thank you!
I have been painting a lot of the Iris lately too and you nailed this one...a real stunner!
I love your loose way in your watercolors.
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