Instead of reworking this painting, I decided to just start another. Looking at the original painting, I drew the flower and greenery on watercolor paper and began working wet-in-wet inside the petals and pods. The first painting has more pop and I will add layers to the second painting so it stands out more.
Another oldie pulled out and reworked to give it more pop.
I am not being inspired much to do anything new and fresh. So pulling out old paintings. I can do better on most of them. Some, I find, are fine as is and I put them back in the pile.
What will my family do with all these paintings when I’m gone?
Reworked this one and played with irridescent pigments (by Daniel Smith) although it doesn’t show the shine as well in the photo as in real life.
Remember the Beatles song:
“I want to be
under the sea
in an octopus’ garden with you.”
The numbers keep climbing but we’re all behaving as if it’s all over and we’ve “won” whatever it is we were fighting (mostly each other). It makes me so sad and frustrated to know leaders in the U.S. are so incompetent - and not only incompetent but unable to show compassion or empathy to those people who have lost loved ones. Nope - all done - all over - we win! :(.
Red, White and Blue
Didn’t do anything else to this one, but it’s a oldie, too. Just not finding inspiration right now so sharing some older ones I’ve gone back in to darken, shape, etc.
Reworked this one a little, too.
Reworked an oldie from years ago. I’ve always liked this one but it was very pale before. I like it more now.
The bowl looks a bit wonky, but not too bad. I now wish I’d made the bowl more red.
This is a copy of a painting I saw on a magazine.
A candy apple painted on Stonehenge Aqua hot press paper.
