I began to
paint the spikes using watercolor (a blend of dark blue and dark brown for the
black and quin. rose for the pink) and tried to lose the whites along some of
the edges of the leaves. I used a mix of
sap green, hooker green and some turquoise to mix a green that approximated the
color of the ink. I also decided that
some of those lines I had miskited in on the leaves were too stark and had to
go, so I began softening some of those areas with the Magic Eraser (as Barb
did) and adding some yellows to lighten some areas, and some green to darken
some of the lines.
Working leaf
by leaf and making adjustments darker or lighter, I worked around the
agave. I decided the white highlights on
the leaves were too stark and used a thin watery mix of my greens to dumb them
down. I also darkened some of the area
behind the leaves.
I consider
this one complete, and a satisfactory rendition of Barb’s technique. I don’t think it’s nearly as good as the
original w/c agave – photo below (which I hope I locate again some day).
It was fun to
pour since I haven’t done that in a while.
Now I’m going to pour a peony using the inks and see how that one goes –
just going to do it the way I would normally.
4 comments:
It's October. Your work is always inspirational (and, to my eyes, successful), but peonies are NOT seasonal. Don't you have some source that is at least late summer? Houseplants, maybe?
The newest agave is as beautiful as the original, but I hope you are able to find it, anyway.
Peonies are always in season! Truly beautiful flowers.
I like the original better also - I think because of the light in the background and the random light from the mask. It is much more fresh and spontaneous looking.
Thanks Barb, I think so too.
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