So on with the second of my demonstration pieces for next week, which I mentioned in my previous blog. For this one the client wanted a floral painting so I selected this subject as I had already demonstrated it last year and it seemed to go well. It incorporates a big wash with a lot of colour mixing on the paper and good interplay of light and dark.
On my first attempt below I felt the arrangement of flowers was too tight and for the second one (top) I brought in some chromium yellow to the centre to help bring out the purple blues of the flowers.
So there is a lot apparently going on with a few washes and hopefully the interplay between light and dark sets a rhythm going.
Other floral paintings can be found on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com
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Another beautiful composition with great colour work and creating a special effect that I cannot describe but that I can feel…fantastic work Graham. I hope the weather is better in the UK. I’ve been seeing the reports on the tele and the flooding seems incredible, but I think it was around the Mersey River…in any event I hope all’s well with you.
All the best,
Francisco
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Thanks Francisco. It’s still raining here, but at least my feet are dry – as opposed to other parts of the country. I feel for people who have been flooded multiple times, cant get insurance and cannot sell their property – soul destroying.
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Yes, most certainly it is…I hope these series of storms end soon! I am glad that your feet are dry although it is still raining. Let us all hope for the best, including about this Coronavirus situation, we’ve already thirty in our country!
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Yes, Francisco, the coronavirus is set to get much worse. Shows how vulnerable we all are.
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God help us!
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So lovely!
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Thanks Tiffany
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Lovely colors and arrangement; I like this
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Thanks.
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I’ve been toying with doing a bit more in a more limited color range lately & these two show how well that can work – gorgeous, Graham! I feel the value interplay of light and dark works exceptionally well. Strong and still soft!
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Thanks Adan. It was the contrast of light and dark which attracted me to the subject initially and I felt I needed to moderate the dark with good areas of light.with lovely loose washes.
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Works wonderfully! Was just looking at them again, the velvety lushness! Wonderful! ❤️
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