Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Peony WIP part 4- Almost completed

There was an earthquake in Ottawa, Canada, today. My office building had to be evacuated and I finally went home around 3 pm...thus getting a bit of unexpected painting time. I worked on the petals of my peony. Unfortunately I worked after the natural sunlight was gone...I often make color choice errors with my artificial light. Once I had painted all the petals, I realized that all my petal colors were cool colors; so I quickly tried to add little hints of warmth here and there.|That probably was not very wise,,, Here is what the painting looks like photographed inside with a flash. I can't wait for tomorrow morning to see what it "really" looks like in daylight.  I still have quite a few finishing touches to add and a few imperfections to fix ( white streaks in the background because of smeared miskit, white that need softer edges etc).

Let me know what you think.

8 comments:

  1. i think it is wonderful. wow.. you have been busy while, ive been gone.. this is absolutley stunning!! way to go!!

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  2. Its a wonderful painting. You did a great job even without the optimum lighting.

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  3. Cindi,thank you for your continued enthusiasm and support:-)

    Becky, thank you for taking the time to stop by and leaving such a nice comment. I have just signed up for your newsletter. I admire your work.

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  4. Christiane thankfully you were all right. I really admire the amount of time you are taking on this painting. It shows. Beautiful pinks in the peony.

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  5. Its looking very good :)
    I actually like those flecks of white, they keep my eye moving. xx

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  6. Nora, thank you! I spent the most time on the background, I think. It took many glazes to get it so dark.

    Pat, unfortunately, I have already covered up those flecks of white. I hope that the painting will continue to read well without them:-)

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  7. Lovely painting! Great shadows and contrasts in the petals, and I love your background, so rich.

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  8. Thank you very much, Sharon, for taking the time to stop by and leaving such a nice comment. I hope that you visit again.

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