Friday, June 27, 2008

Cordylines...



I added more to the watercolor and collage of the cordyline. Not sure what else it needs to I'll let it sit for a day or so and go back to it and look with fresh eyes.





Working on the watercolor and collage made me want to go back to the 1/4 sheet watercolor I left unfinished and try to finish it up. I think it's done. But will let it sit a day or two, also, and see if I think it needs more work. I don't want the background to be dark throughout but I do want some darks there...don't know why greens are so difficult for me.










Which one do you like the best?

8 comments:

Deb Léger said...

Love the new one, Rhonda. It reminds me of a flower all dressed up in it's finest for the ball. I liked the old version, too, though.

Deb Léger said...

ps - love your greens in these!!!

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks, Deb :) I'm glad the greens work in the wc one and I like your picture of the flower all dressed up for a ball for the collage one :)

debwardart said...

You amaze me – where do you get the energy and time to do all that you do? And I love that you are so willing to try different things. Have you tried this one on Yupo yet (ha, ha!) And thanks for keeping me on your blog list – I promise to blog more, even though I’m still struggling with slow internet, even with the wireless card. (My last post to my blog took a mere 45 minutes!) And then I wonder why I have no time to paint!
Deb

Ann Buckner said...

I like the first one because it has such a feeling of movement. I like the second one because it has an understated elegance and lovely rich tones. My preference is the second although I like them both!

Sandy Maudlin said...

Your creative muse is on the loose! Way to go. I do love the collage a bunch. How about some dark, tiny ruby colored specks near the center where all the leaves come together? Or? Very intriguing. The watercolor is looking much better - nice improvements:-D

Watercolors by Susan Roper said...

I don't think I could choose between these two versions, they both work well. This is a striking flower/plant and both the collage and watercolor show that off well. The colors are more vivid in the watercolor though, so I'll lean that way.

Susan

RH Carpenter said...

Hi, Deb! I understand the slow internet thing - I'm so glad we have the DSL not dial-up. Maybe choose one day only a week to work on the blog - the rest of the time, paint! I do get in moods where I need to finish things :)
Thanks Ann and Sandy :) Yes, I can see some darks in that center could help - not sure I'll do it, though! haha