I'm having trouble, however, getting the picture that is in my mind onto paper...(isn't that always the way?)
Last weekend's experiment went well until it came to the silky seeds. I had used masking fluid, and the filaments came out too thick. I tried to fix it with some white paint. I like the background, but other than that I don't really like it that much.
This morning, I thought I'd play around on the back of a failed painting, and ended up with this:
It's a bit more like what I had in my mind, but not entirely. I didn't use any masking fluid, but did resort to a tad of white acrylic for the fluffy seeds. I also used some epsom salt which gave some cool effects. I also had fun playing around with some unusual colours. I used lamp black, and Quinacridone gold, with a bit of Gamboge.
Back to the drawing board tomorrow!
These are both terrific Patricia! I do love the emotion of the second one a tad better, but the tufts on the top one are amazing, too!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheryl! And you can call me Patty! :-)
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to do a larger one and try to keep it in the same style as the second.
I really like both of them. I am certainly no expert but there are some I like and some don't. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pieces, Patrica. Love your plant work
ReplyDeleteThanks Dahlitsa!
ReplyDeleteGary, thanks so much! I took a lot of plant and flower pictures this summer and fall, so should have a lot to work with over the winter!
Patty