Carrying on with last week's theme. that is exploring some different techniques with watercolour, I decided to get into our little plot where we have a few flag irises in bloom and use them as the basis for my painting.
Essentially I used lots of colour much of it wet in wet and then splashed it with other colours and water with a few areas acquiring a little salt. The blooms themselves were left for a more restrained approach and I've reached the point where I want to leave it alone for a while. I think there is work to be done in terms of further modelling on the flowers and maybe one of two additions to increase the counterchange in parts.
A fun day with a little learned about the techniques in use.
Irises - Watercolour on Not paper 18" x 12"
4 comments:
This is a very proficient effort Mick. Great colour and texture. I do like the way the flower on the right blends in with lost edges.
Very good effort Mick. You should further explore this way of painting.
Ray - Thanks. I've started to think a little more about edges. They make a real difference if planned properly.
Peter - Yes, I think a little more experimentation with this could be fun.
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