Thursday, February 6, 2014

White Amaryllis

This amazing bulb has put forth so many blooms; just knew I had to paint it. The yellow is a sash I used to keep the stalk from falling over, push-pinned to the studio wall. A continuation of still life against the grey wall is allowing room for exploration and that's a good thing. We used this set up in the class I teach on Tuesday and the biggest lesson was value. White flowers that are by no means just white, and a light grey wall that wasn't that light! 
8x8 on cradled panel.

2 comments:

  1. White Amaryllis...

    ...are so much fun to paint
    and it shows with
    all their white colors,
    and you added a splash
    of a dash of a sash
    of yellow, to anchor
    those stalking stems,
    turned out very nice.

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  2. Why thank you, your words so kind
    the whites you know
    I see them in the snow.

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