Carnations are beautiful but they're a tough egg to crack. They've got nooks and crannies, little ruffled edges, and petals that go every which way and back again. And yet the light travels across them in an observable pattern, just like any other object you might choose to paint. The trick is to observe the pattern, and then stick to it come hell or high water. No matter how many bewildering little details get in the way. You gotta generalize all those details and still make it read as a carnation. Easy, peasy, right? Ha!
Every week I bring flowers home for my dear mamá, and this week I decided on a simple, sweet bouquet of deep pink carnations. I took a few flowers for myself, and placed them in a bud vase for a small watercolor. One watercolor painting led to another as I practiced my carnation technique. I tried different configurations of flowers and backgrounds to see how they would look. A fun and interesting exercise that I'll probably do more of in future.
In the meantime here are two carnation paintings ready for prime time. Thanks for visiting!
Every week I bring flowers home for my dear mamá, and this week I decided on a simple, sweet bouquet of deep pink carnations. I took a few flowers for myself, and placed them in a bud vase for a small watercolor. One watercolor painting led to another as I practiced my carnation technique. I tried different configurations of flowers and backgrounds to see how they would look. A fun and interesting exercise that I'll probably do more of in future.
In the meantime here are two carnation paintings ready for prime time. Thanks for visiting!
Deep Pink Carnations, No. 1
Deep Pink Carnations, No. 2
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