RHODODENDRON – ACRYLIC PAINTING

In the past I have sold many floral paintings in watercolour, but of late they haven’t been as popular. Despite being pleased with the ones I recently exhibited, they followed me home. So when I saw some floral paintings in acrylic, presented as single flowers I wondered whether I should follow this approach.

Here’s the first one – a single flowerhead, without my usual adornment of foliage. I have painted flowers in acrylic before, but more in the style of my watercolours and wasn’t taken with the result, despite the fact that acrylics can give much more saturated colour, in keeping with the flowers themselves.

In this painting the flower is big and brassy and demands attention without distraction. I mixed a greeny/black background to work against the pinks and reds of the flower and push the luminosity further.

We’ll see how it goes, you can but try.

Other floral paintings are available on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com

RHODODENDRONS BREAK INTO BLOOM- WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

Spring slowly moves towards summer and my rhododendrons’ buds start to unfold into blousy blooms. I tried this before, last week, but over-emphasised the colours and deadened the image. This version looks a bit weak, but the freshness is retained and the lefthand bloom captures the attention to my satisfaction.

Other floral paintings are available for sale on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com

RHODODENDRONS IN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE – WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

I reported some issues with paintings on my last two posts, so to take a break from the projects I was struggling with, I decided to splash some colour around and paint a few  flowers,  especially now that the garden is in full flood with  the good weather we are having.

This is one of the rhododendron bushes that grow in my garden that I spotted in full flower and illuminated by the afternoon sun.

Other floral paintings can be found for sale on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com