Today I worked at Whidbey Art Gallery. Knowing it would be a slow day during the middle of the week, I brought some painting supplies and worked from photos off of my Ipad.
Our Tree peony was a major subject in its varying stages of bloom. It came from the old garden and it really likes the new location in the new garden, gaining a bloom each year. This year it has three blooms....!
I first worked on Strathmore card stock, Ivory color; the surface was very bumpy and it needed going over a couple of times to get the colors close. For the others, I used a wonderful acid free hot press, white card stock. I drew and painted with my brush while looking at the photo. I love doing this it gives me a feeling of tickling the bloom, or sculpting the form while pushing paint around.
This whole process of creating from photos kept me going even when I returned home. The next image was a small doll carriage in the Good Cheer window.
Please tell me which ones you like best!
I will be making some copies for cards at the Gallery soon. I hope you like them!
Our Tree peony was a major subject in its varying stages of bloom. It came from the old garden and it really likes the new location in the new garden, gaining a bloom each year. This year it has three blooms....!
I first worked on Strathmore card stock, Ivory color; the surface was very bumpy and it needed going over a couple of times to get the colors close. For the others, I used a wonderful acid free hot press, white card stock. I drew and painted with my brush while looking at the photo. I love doing this it gives me a feeling of tickling the bloom, or sculpting the form while pushing paint around.
This whole process of creating from photos kept me going even when I returned home. The next image was a small doll carriage in the Good Cheer window.
Please tell me which ones you like best!
I will be making some copies for cards at the Gallery soon. I hope you like them!
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| Strathmore stock off white color |
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| Doll carriage in Good Cheer including reflections |
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| Side view peony |
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