Showing posts with label dying fall flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dying fall flowers. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Gone to Seed Daisies

7.5 x 10 watercolor on Canson 140 lb cold press paper; Daniel Smith paints, done this afternoon from my photo I took in the mountains of a dying, drying, daisy and its white withering friend beside.  Other shapes were done negatively while adding background colors of UB, carbazole violet, and quinacridone burnt orange.  My photo appeared unbalanced with only the two daisies so hopefully this works! I'll enter this in Art Colony blog's November challenge 'Gone to Seed'.

Saguaro Spirit

22x15 watercolor on Saunders Waterford 140 lb cold press paper and Daniel Smith paints done end of April. Notified yesterday from Southwest...