This is the third version. I repainted the first time because I saw things I wanted to change. The second time, someone else pointed out areas lacking in something. I agreed. This is probably the final version of this painting.
peonies again
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Working and not working
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It’s beautiful, so free
Thanks Rosie. I had to overpaint a couple of times as I could nt get it. Scraping back helped in the end. Some paintings are puzzles.
I too like this one best.
Thanks 😊
I love these. I’m going to try one. Any tips on indicating the glass?
Ha! Go for it! One thing is to ignore the glass. Don’t paint the glass. Paint the colour that is seen. The glassness takes care of it’s self, fortunately.
Thanks, David! To clarify, we’ve got a flower in a small glass vase on our table, so I’m going to paint that, not make a copy of one of your paintings (as much as I love them). You’ve inspired me to try it. 😊
I thought that was probably the right approach—to focus on the colour and value I can see, rather than the fact I’m painting glass.
Out of interest, did you use a palette knife (as well as a brush) for this painting?
The paintings with a dark background have the flowers housed in a dark box with a led lamp throwing light on the front of the flowers. The lighter ones are just sitting in open space, perhaps with a blank wall or card behind. Also, as a rule I had the object at eye level… for these paintings anyway. Yes, I did use a palette knife. Mostly to shape and also to flatten and spoil some brushstrokes.
Thanks heaps for the insight, David. I think I’ll go with the simpler option to begin with.