When I was at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Oakdale on Sunday for the WetPaints Studio Group's Member's Show, I had a few hours between sitting at the gallery and the show reception. I went back to the dahlia garden where I've painted a few times lately. The white dahlia caught my eye this time.
This is 5 x 7.
Gorgeous!! How do you fit all these things in? It takes me half a day to do a little sketch.
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely, Joan... I so admire your skill in painting white flowers. I know I have to paint the shadows and subtle off-whites to show the white, but that's easy to say and hard to do! You are a master!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous painting of a Dahlia and so clever - difficult flower and difficult colour
ReplyDeleteStunning! I love the colors, Joan!
ReplyDeleteHow amazingly you handled the white petals! A beautiful painting!
ReplyDelete"Along the Water" and "Autumn Walkway" are beautiful symphonies of seasonal colour!!! I love "Tucked Away", It just makes me want to go in and explore, irresistable!! Then there is this flower. A flower is a masterpiece of nature and you have done it complete justice!!! Gorgeous work Joan!!!
ReplyDeleteJoan - this is a beautiful painting - hope you are going to frame it. You are so good at drawing and painting from life. Very stunning. Hope you have a gorgeous day.
ReplyDeleteChris - Thanks. I am fast. Paintings like this take me about 1 1/2 -2 hrs, but the sketches for the other blog are done quickly...not more than 30 min.
ReplyDeleteTina - Thank you. This was the first white flower I attempted and while I was doing it I wasn't sure about the shading...but it worked.
Polly- Thank you.
Celia - Many thanks.
Sherry - Thanks so much.
Kevin - Thanks. You are really too kind.
Debbie - I will mat it and maybe frame it. I have a show coming up in Dec and I'm sure I will bring it there. Thanks.