Saturday, May 22, 2010

DVD Painting- Finish

Well, I will stop fiddling with this painting. I did not do a very good job with the yellow glow and the stamens, but I will consider this finished.
It may not look too much like Jacqueline Gnott's masterpiece, but I certainly learned a lot while painting this. I think I would now be ready to tackle my own peony and dark background. I highly recommend this great DVD, The Queen, by Jacqueline Gnott!

Thank you all for your patience and your support during this "virtual workshop" that I followed.

Now, what to paint next....?

I hope that you are all having a great weekend.

20 comments:

  1. Christiane I think you did a wonderful job and I appreciate you bravely sharing this WIP with us. I know that Jacqueline will be very proud of you. I don't have this video yet but I do have the 1st rose and the pears in the basket so I need to get busy and give them a try.

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  2. Thank you very much, Vicki, for your kind words. I have just sent Jacqueline a picture of this painting...I hope that she won't just shake her head in disappointment:-)
    This peony DVD is super. I have watched it at least three times from start to finish and I know that I will watch it again.
    I am currently looking for a reason to buy myself another gift and order Jacqueline's DVD of a tulip, strawberry and magnolias - I love magnolias.

    I hope that you will tell us a bit about the other two DVDs that you have.

    Take care,

    Christiane

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  3. Christiane, it is beautiful. It has been wonderful to watch the progress and the choices you made.

    I am looking forward to your magnolia gift DVD work! ;-)

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  4. Beautiful work you did on this, Christiane. It looks super.

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  5. Earthula and Ann, thank you very much! I looked at the painting this morning in daylight, and I have to say that I am pleased. I am off to making a drawing of a peony from another picture...let's see what I can do without the help of the DVD :-(

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  6. Excellent job - I'm sure Jacqueline will think so too! You don't want to completely copy, but integrate your own technique into the painting, too - which you accomplished.

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  7. Thank you for this very encouraging comment, Deb. I truly appreciate the support.

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  8. Excellent work here, background is amazing and composition is also great!

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  9. Wow, have I enjoyed following you along with these posts of the DVD exercise and now to see the finished work is wonderful. I truly believe you have created a stunning piece of work. Your comment that its not 'exactly' like Jacqueline is a good thing because I am sure she would not like lots of little cloned Jacquelines all over the place. We all learned from your experience of using her technique, for which I thank you, but at the same time it has your own stamp on it.

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  10. Fabio. I really appreciate your taking the time to stop by my blog and to comment. I am not taking any credit for the composition since this painting is from Jacqueline Gnott's DVD workshop, but I am very pleased that you liked my results.

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  11. Thank you so much, Joan, for your kind words and for patiently staying with me during the progress of this painting. I have now started a new peony painting from a picture I found on WetCanvas. I can't wait to see how this one will turn out.

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  12. you have done a great job on this Christiane

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  13. Gary, thank you for taking the time to visit and to comment. Your words are very much appreciated.

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  14. Christiane, this is a stunning piece. You did Jacqueline proud! Always there is that moment when we wonder what to paint next. How about another floral using a different flower, such as a rose, calla lilly, or orchid.

    Thanks for your lovely comments when I travelled East for a few weeks. I am finally returning to the blog world.

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  15. It's beautiful. I am sure Jacqueline will be very pleased with your work. Great job.

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  16. Mary,
    thank you as always for stopping by. I have started a new painting, another peony with a much less complicated background. I want to practice what I learned from Jacqueline's video. I have finished the background and have started on the buds...I hope to get in enough painting time this weekend to finish it. I will post unless it is too horrible...

    Joan,thank you so much for your very kind words. I hope that you will visit again.

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  17. This is just gorgeous! I really like seeing your WIP too. Looks like you've learned a lot. Wonderful!

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  18. Thank you very much, Deb. I certainly did learn a lot...I will certainly order more DVDs from Jacqueline!

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  19. Beautiful paintng, Christiane. The progression was really interesting...makes me want to go out and buy the DVD for myself. Jackie will certainly approve of your work.

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  20. Thank you very much, Mollie. Your encouraging words mean a lot to me. I was very pleased to see that Jacqueline posted my painting on her site. The DVD is really good. I will buy another of Jacqueline's DVDs as soon as I have mastered a bit more what I have learned from this one.

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