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Category Archives: Making work
Detail and Colour for the Flowers
With Ultramarine Blue going onto the five remaining morning glory flowers at lower left these plants are almost complete, needing only a touch of pink here and there to contrast against the blue, then a little definition and shadow around … Continue reading
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Ultra Blue
Now the cold and rain has eased up here in Ventura County I feel a lot lighter in spirits. I really don’t do well in the cold. Today, with bright sunshine and blue skies I felt really great walking to … Continue reading
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Painting plants
It’s been a weirdly slow day, with gradual progress detailing flowers, but no major changes. The ivy took a layer of Sap Green, then some striping work with Iron Oxide to tidy the edges up, making a good first layer … Continue reading
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Creeping Plants with New Buds
A new year brings new life to this painting, with more morning glory blossoms blooming in grey around the five blue flowers that are already half finished. I realized that all five were pointing the same way, which doesn’t happen … Continue reading
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Leaves Under Cherry Blossom, Vines Reaching
Three greens loosely brushed over the patchy en grisaille work behind the wall makes a good first layer for the bushes below the pink blossoms of the cherry tree. I’ve used Rose Madder for the pinks (a Pre-Raphaelite favorite), mixed … Continue reading
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Cherry Blossoms
The first layer of cherry blossom is down, giving a much clearer sense of the appearance of the  complete painting. I was a little nervous putting pink into the mix, but felt that it was necessary to do it now … Continue reading
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Cherry
At last the cherry trees I promised long ago have made their first appearance, albeit in a very slender and rather deserted showing, without any of the leaves and blossoms that will make them so pinkly pretty. I’ve contrived to … Continue reading
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Morning Shadows
After a few days of feeling completely exhausted and running a fever I forced myself to get to the studio this evening, not achieving anything monumental, but making at least a little progress on the Empress. Because it’s been a … Continue reading
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Layering the Plants
A little time in the studio this afternoon led to getting the right hand patch of wormwood complete in grey, and a layer of mixed greens over the left hand side to find that odd blue-ish green. I’ll re-draw the … Continue reading
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Wormwood Expansion
I’m moving super slowly this last couple of days, feeling weary and worn out, but I’ve expanded the Wormwood on the left of the canvas and laid a layer of dark leaves down on the right. I’ve yet to add … Continue reading
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