White Rose, Snowdrops
Two more in the Language of Flowers Series:
White Rose ~ "A heart unaquainted with love"
Snowdrops ~ "Consolation and Hope"
Wilkweed ~ "Blowin' in the Wind" Version 4
I have a short workday on Wednesdays, so last Wednesday afternoon I got the sudden urge to work on another Milkweed painting! I tried to take into considerations suggestions that I received here on my blog and on some art forums I belong to. This one is quite a bit darker, and I tried to incorporate a lot of texture. I wasn't as successful with the Epsom salts this time, and had to get out the handy-dandy Proxa -brush to lightly scrub back to white for some of the seed fluff. I finished this up yesterday morning. I happy with a lot of this: My experiment with granulating medium and India ink worked fairly well and gave a lot of interesting texture particularly in the bottom part. I also gave the whole painting a light spattering of iridescent gold acrylic paint which is easier to see in real life. I think I could have done a bit better at composition, that's something that seems to get away from me sometimes! Here is a closeup of some of the texture: I think I've got a few...
Did you do these Patty? I really like them. If I ever get to look at your paintings, it's going to cost a fortune!! Take it up with Ron!!
ReplyDeleteYep, these are mine. They are part of a series of ACEO's which are very small art cards. They are only 2.5 X 3.5 inches and are very affordable!
Delete