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<\/a><\/div>\nI finished this painting last week, but am only now getting around to posting it. <\/p>\n
This painting was inspired by a bouquet of dahlias I bought from the Farmer’s Market in Burbank. They were so vibrant and their petals reminded me of a watercolor painting, so I thought that I’d try it out. <\/p>\n
The painting took a long time to draw the basic outline and to paint the first flower, but then it flowed together more easily after that. Painting wise, I started first with the main flower, then painted the other magenta flowers, then I moved onto the red-orange flowers and painted all of those, then I painted all of the green stuff: the stems, leaves, etc. <\/p>\n
I am really happy with how the vase turned out. The vase I had the arrangement in<\/a> is quite funky, so while I was painting it, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to capture the vase well enough so that the viewer would understand the shape of the vase holding the arrangement. <\/p>\n Anyway, glad that the painting is finished (can have the dining room table back!), but the process reminded me that I am really out of shape when it comes to painting. Sure, I can sit down and paint a relatively nice painting, but without the regular practice, my technique just looks too forced to me…not enough flow. I’ve decided that in the desire to get back into shape, I will take a local watercolor class to make myself practice painting weekly. I still have to sign up, but the class should start in the middle of September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" > I finished this painting last week, but am only now getting around to posting it. This painting was inspired by a bouquet of dahlias I bought from the Farmer’s Market in Burbank. They were so vibrant and their petals … Continue reading