Tuesday 19 April 2011

Camilia - demo

Thought I would add this little demo, luckily I did think ahead and photograph each stage of this painting.  I added it to the Sketchbook Challenge theme this month : Branching Out - Out on a Limb, because I threw paint at it as a final florish.......you know, that scary moment when you think  "should I do this?"  or "don't go there!"

Anyway, this is how it all began

 Clear water on the paper - then Ultramarine Blue

Rose Madder for the petals of the flower, again clear water and let it spread-
I then dropped in a little Olive Green (one of my favourite green's at the moment) 
and tilted the paper to let it run down


I added some stronger pigment to the petals to emphasize them


Having a small amount of rose madder on my brush I added another petal, 
again allowing the paint to run with plenty of water
- why not get gravity to do some of the work -


I then did the same with the ultramarine blue and just let the colours run -
you can see that the blue is making its way into the petal
I really like encouraging paint to go in a particular direction 
but then leaving it to do its own thing
here I softened the blue above the petal 
but felt it still needed something in the way of a hard edge -
I like lost and found edges

and FINALLY

the finished piece where I added more pigment into clear water
and a 'hold my breath' florish where I threw paint at it!!

- Hope you like it -

5 comments:

Judy said...

Yes I like it! Thanks for the demo!
When I try this sort of thing it becomes a mess because I am too cautious with colour. This is beautiful!

Teri said...

I love your explanation with demos of the process and I love the results!

Anonymous said...

What an inspiring demo. I have tried runny paint too, but nothing as beautiful as this. Thank you for sharing the process and the painting.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks to all of you for your nice comments:)

suzanne cabrera said...

I LOVE seeing process. Thank you for sharing. And the dose of paint at the end...totally makes the final piece! Love it.