Here I am painting negative shapes to create the illusion of depth behind the leaves and stems. This is a wet into wet process, with the thought of negative shapes around the leaves and stems in the furthest background, paint in the transparent yellow and then I drop in the mixture of burnt sienna, winsor green (bs) and winsor blue. Yum! it is the best combination. The background is fun to paint and I know it will be a great lesson, so in May I will be teaching this in a 3 day workshop.
14 years ago
I am so lucky, because I get to see this magical piece "emerge" right before my eyes! This is a gorgeous painting and I can almost feel the ridges on the petals.
ReplyDeleteI love complex yet subtle backgrounds! I'm only recently discovering how much fun they can be! The more depth the more the eye has opportunity to play! You are a master at this Joyce! I'm jealous that you and Guy get to watch each other's paintings progress and come to fruition!
ReplyDeleteMe too, Mary. When Joyce came to Texas to give her crystal workshop, we got to experience this step by step process so just wait until this is finished!!!
ReplyDeleteWell I ordered your book so now just waiting for it to find it's way up here to Ontario, Canada. Really enjoying you Iceland Poppy and look forward to seeing the next steps I hope.
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