Back to my old tricks of layering negative shapes upon negative shapes. My backgrounds start out quite loose and then I slowly "carve" out the leaf shapes by painting progressively darker washes. The trick is to keep the washes clean and wait for the previous ones to dry! These irises are 12"x18".
Friday, March 2, 2012
Negative shapes
Back to my old tricks of layering negative shapes upon negative shapes. My backgrounds start out quite loose and then I slowly "carve" out the leaf shapes by painting progressively darker washes. The trick is to keep the washes clean and wait for the previous ones to dry! These irises are 12"x18".
Beautifully done, Annelein!
ReplyDeleteThese are just so beautiful, soft and dreamy. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteReally caught my eye ... beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAnother beauty! The color awe inspiring.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous - love your colors
ReplyDeleteLove this!!
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