Friday, September 20, 2019

Dahlia

I was at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Oakdale with my plein air group on Tuesday in the dahlia garden. There are so many beautiful blossoms it is hard to pick one to paint...but I did. This is the way I painted it...


but I may crop it to a square format and maybe darken some o the vegetation. Which do you prefer, the rectangular format or the square?


Here are a few photos I took in the garden.
















5 comments:

  1. What a beautiful place to sketch/paint. The flower is so exquisite as is. Cropped is a different painting. How will you decide? Lovely either way. With the leaves darker the flower will really pop. Now it is beautifully subtle.

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    1. Thanks, Jo. I don't know how I will decide. I was hoping for some guidance here. lol

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  2. I like it cropped square, but lovely either way. Those dahlias are showstoppers!

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    1. Tina, thanks for your opinion. The dahlias always amaze me.

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  3. fabulous flowers and I think I like the rectangle best for your painting.

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