Hmm, thought I. Not keen on landscape-type paintings, not my thing, but I'll give it a go. So this is what I came up with in the end:
This painting had me doing a few things I've not done for a good while. First off I masked off the white areas of the glasshouse frame. I haven't used masking fluid in years. Had to go buy some...
Next, I did a pour, with viridian, lemon yellow and winsor blue (green shade) as a basis for the whole picture. Haven't done one of those since Theatreland. And in a first, I think, for me, I put a proper figure in there. I had the idea for the painting in my head, and used this as an excuse for a very nice afternoon out at the Cambridge University Botanical Gardens, where I took some ref photos.
So, it ended up being quite a project, and I'm glad (relieved!) to say that the recipient likes it!
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This is a lovely painting Sharon, I'm not surprised the recipient loves it. All those angles would have made me giddy...you've done a great job.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ann! It certainly kept me busy, and it was fun to do something a bit different.
DeleteNot surprised she liked it - tis gorgeous! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat, it was certainly something different for me to have a go at!
DeleteI like that one a lot. Came over from Ann's blog. Nice stuff here.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sharkbytes! Hope you enjoyed a good browse, I seem to have accumulated a lot of stuff here over the past few years!
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