Strength in numbers

"Strength in numbers" 15" x 22" at GMFA in Stowe

I really enjoy painting irises...you might have been able

to tell from previous postings. They are a very versatile

flower and I often use them when I teach my workshops...

I usually start the first day with a simple assignment, compose

an entire painting using just one flower that you turn and twist

in your hand so you record various "poses" of the single bloom.

It's not as easy as it might sound...actually quite the opposite,

because it forces you to really think about composition, relationships

between shape and size and overall design. Try it sometime!