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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Deb's Peony

This painting is one of two I prepared for the demonstration in Cincinnati for the Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society on October 2nd.  I finally finished it over the weekend. I started the process by drawing the flower using a grid, and then continued  by pouring with acrylic inks. I finished with negative painting techniques in transparent watercolor.    The painting is 18" x 22" and is painted on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper.  It is painted with permission from a source photograph from my friend, Deb Holmes in Florida, who is an excellent photographer who generously shares her pictures with me.

6 comments:

RH Carpenter said...

This turned out great!!

Susan said...

You have a luscious understanding of watercolor and this is fabulous. Breathtaking.

Barb Sailor said...

Thanks, Rhonda! I was happy/excited about it when it was completed.

Barb Sailor said...

Susan...I am passionate about watercolor - my dear husband would say the word is obsessed!!! Thank you for your very kind comments - they are greatly appreciated.
Barb

Debbie Nolan said...

Dear Barb - very stunning. Amazing how you captured all the nooks and crannies in this beautiful flower. Have a great weekend.

Barb Sailor said...

Thanks for commenting, Debbie! This did have a lot of nooks and crannies!
You have a great weekend, too!