Paint Party Friday--Flowers

"Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. 

 They are the hieroglyphics of angels,

 loved by all men for the beauty of the character,

though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning."

---Lydia M. Child

Happy Paint Party Friday!

I love flowers!

The flowers here are starting to bloom,

more and more each day.

I decided that a floral painting

would be appropriate

for this week's PPF photo,

since Spring is well under way.

This is how I did it...

First I sketched the vase and flowers loosely.

Then I did an under painting on wet paper,

letting the colors run.

I put certain colors of paint in places where I knew

 flowers and leaves would be,

background and foreground.

That layer had to dry well before going on.

Using three different brushes and mixing colors,

I painted in the foreground flowers and leaves a bit more,

leaving hard and soft edges.

Then that layer dried well.

The next layer was detailing everything just a bit more.

I like to keep things abstract and loose,

with just the illusion of what it is.

After that layer was dry

I put in the centers of just a few flowers.

Lastly, with a liner brush,

I put in some twirly things,

and splashed different colors here and there.

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Savor the Day!

Yvonne