Monday, September 23, 2013

PAINTING PROGRESSIONS: poppy profusion

Poppies! That riot of warm reds and oranges that makes everyone smile. 

This is a more stylized version of poppies than my other paintings. I really enjoy playing with the negative shapes that the stems, pods, and blossoms make as the weave together in one piece.

I start with a charcoal drawing on the painted canvas so I can rework the composition until I get it just right. Next step is to paint in the lines with a dark color--my favorite is a mixture of ultramarine and cadmium orange.

















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