Queen Ann with Blue, 6x6, Oil on Gessobord, 2008A few weeks ago I wrote a post about the challenge of working from some nice photos that I had taken of wild flowers on the side of our road.
And because I know you are all just waiting on the edge of your seat to find out what happened with them, today I will put you out of your misery.
I had mixed results. The one above was probably the best one of the three that I started. It also took the longest, was wiped down the most (8 times and I know because I counted) and is responsible for a bruise on my right foot where the corner jabbed me like a dagger after oops, the stupid thing slipped out of my hands while I wiping the 7th color try off. I was tempted to fling it across the room after all that happened but that always causes more problems and so I decided to give the stupid painting one more shot.
Needless to say after all that drama I wasn't too keen on doing the next one, but I tried anyway and it simply turned out ok. The third one? I didn't even bother with it. Sometimes it is just really good to move on. I had a whole batch of other flowers that were working better and so I focused on them which made me feel better (they can be seen here).
Not sure if I will do more flowers for now. They can be fun, yet they can also drive me crazy and that is totally the last thing I need right now. heh.
This one has a nice delicate glow. I'm glad you didn't fling it across the room!
ReplyDeleteI was waiting on the edge of my seat and fell off. Still, it was worth it for this piece.
ReplyDeleteHey, I like it. Beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteQueen Anne's Lace! My favorite flower! It looks like it's moving.
ReplyDeleteThanks Takeyce, I am glad I didn't either, though it would have been fulfilling to just wing it:)
ReplyDeleteThanks, On Painting, hope you were not injured:)
Alain and Shea, high compliments, thanks.
Sus, we are flooded with Queen Anne's Lace mid summer. I love them too, and am glad this one has some movement (although it could just be out of focus:)).
Love the atmospheric quality of your paintings. This one is charming--you will probably like it when you see it again in a couple weeks. Happens to me all the time, which is why painting takes so long!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deborah, I actually do like it a little better now that I did after I painted it. It's growing on me I guess:) I think it's just quite a bit different than how I wanted it to look and that bugged me at first. I need to be more flexible.
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