Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Spring Bouquet

Spring Bouquet
8x8 oil on panel
 
Alla Prima.  This was fun to paint, I kept it painterly and tried to avoid overworking.  I painted the background black to make the colors pop but I'm not sure how I feel about the finished piece. I think I will try this again with a light background.
 
Black sure is hard to photograph!
 
I am gearing up for some pastel work.  I've printed my reference photos and plan to start with small studies before I take out the big sheets.  We'll see how it goes.

2 comments:

  1. Sandy...It looks great! I like the contrast of 'painterly' and sharp. The black background was a great idea too....POP! Nice job!

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  2. GREAT colors and the background is awesome too.

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