Friday, November 17, 2017

SPOTLIGHT ON BEAUTY - STEP ONE



Daniel Smith walnut ink on the figure outlined and then wet the edges to bleed it inward.  Watercolor on everything else.  Another flower in that right-hand oval to paint and then - what color to put into the ovals?


I think I'm feeling the need to take some time off.  I will probably still be painting but not feeling any need to show it online in the blog for a while.



I hope you all have a good holiday season.  Take care of yourselves and each other.  (I will show the next stage of this one and the finish and then time away for the holiday season.)

7 comments:

Sadami said...

Great work, Rhonda! Enjoy it. Cheers, Sadami

http://carolking.wordpress.com said...

Hi Rhonda, this looks great so far! Happy Thanksgiving (a little early)

Chris Lally said...

This piece is a beauty, for sure! Looking forward to the finish, Rhonda.

Mary McLaughlin said...

Rhonda - this is a beautiful composition! Your design of the space is very well done. I also love your background and am wondering how you created it - colors, method. When you return to your blog, I'd love to hear more about it. Wishing you a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving!.........Mary

E.M. Corsa said...

This is absolutely stunning Rhonda.The composition, color, the figure itself is so enticing. Just beautiful!!!

Jennifer Rose said...

have a good holiday :D

love this, great composition :)

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks so much for the positive comments on this new one, Sadami, Carol, Chris, Elizabeth and Jennifer Rose.
And thanks, Mary McLaughlin, for stopping by and for taking the time to comment. The background color is just a wash of Daniel Smith Rose of Ultramarine, which separates beautifully like this when really wet. Happy Thanksgiving!