I’m currently trying out some new ideas with my painting and so I thought I’d document my process here so I remember it and you can see how I approach a painting.
I began with a value study and a few color studies. Below is the color study I was happiest with:
Then, I began with painting in the dark elements to my painting. This is unusual for me, I usually begin with the background – and cover the whole surface with the background color. At this point I was really happy with the dark pattern.
Then I added in the flowers, the lighter elements of the painting. I admit at this point I am getting a little worried about the background. As hard as I worked on those initial brushstrokes, now I have to paint all around them to fill in the background – not a good way to work. However, I do know that there will be layers on top of these in all these elements, so maybe this time it is OK that I am filling in the background later.
You’ll find out how it went in the next post – I plan to do the background next, once the paint dries a bit and hopefully it won’t be so easy to make a huge mess!
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