Monday, September 7, 2015

PLANT LIFE - FEMALE



I started by painting the background, on 140# cold press watercolor paper (Arches) that had been brushed with a gesso mix to get some interesting textures.  Then the leaves and flowers were painted.
This one is

 Plant Life:  Female
On Arches 140# cold press (half sheet = 
15 x 22 inches)

10 comments:

  1. SadamiSeptember 7, 2015 at 9:27:00 AM EDT

    Good work, Rhonda! Cheers, Sadami

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  2. Gary L. EverestSeptember 7, 2015 at 7:02:00 PM EDT

    Hi Rhonda,
    This is very nice, with a beautiful rhythm and flow. I really like your greens, too. that's a problem color for me--just too many possibilities.
    Keep up the great work!
    Sincerely,
    Gary.

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  3. VandySeptember 7, 2015 at 8:14:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful. Such a delicate pink flower. Its lovely.

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  4. E.M. CorsaSeptember 8, 2015 at 9:23:00 AM EDT

    I love this Rhonda! Such richness.

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  5. Jennifer RoseSeptember 8, 2015 at 3:48:00 PM EDT

    def. think female looking at this. very O'keeffe like :)

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  6. RH CarpenterSeptember 8, 2015 at 6:54:00 PM EDT

    Thanks, Sadami and Gary. Gary, I was once afraid of greens but seem to have gotten over that recently - didn't work at it, it just happened!

    Thanks, Vandy, Elizabeth and Jennifer Rose. Yes, O'Keeffe is always an inspiration :)

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  7. Autumn LeavesSeptember 9, 2015 at 5:53:00 AM EDT

    You've been doing some amazing pieces while I was away for the weekend. Love the swan and definitely see the male/female thing. All are lovely!

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  8. RH CarpenterSeptember 9, 2015 at 11:22:00 AM EDT

    Thanks, Sherry. Hope you had a good and stress-free weekend and the trip went well.

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  9. Caroline SimmillSeptember 10, 2015 at 6:38:00 PM EDT

    Beautiful painting Rhonda very elegant.

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  10. RH CarpenterSeptember 11, 2015 at 9:02:00 AM EDT

    Thanks so much, Caroline :)

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