Playing around!

I've been playing with still life again. The July show at Waverly Street Gallery will include work that is in some way different from what we normally do. I decided to do a series of 4 orchid pictures, 2 of which I'll share in the blog. I'm working in a square format, something I've never done, and I'm doing floral work, something else I almost never do.

I really had fun with these, beginning with liquid acrylic and then using primarily Terry Ludwig pastels to lightly layer and build up color, trying to let some of the acrylic show through in places.

It's very different from my landscapes, which are pretty well planned out ahead of time. With these, I've just picked up a color and played with it. And the blue vase was completely made up! All four can be seen on my website.