Today, I am working on a special project! I will be painting two special pieces for a new home, and I am doing a few paintings to scale - which will be large. One will be 4 ft by 6ft, and the companion piece will be 2 ft by 3 ft. So, with color swatches from the designer and a clipping of a style of work - I start first with sketches. The gears start turning immediately, with different images coming to mind - and these are what I want to put down in oils. Once I have worked out the initial paintings, I will have several choices to choose from, all in the same theme. Peonies may just be my favorite flower, and I have many of them int he yard. From white to pink, to deep red - they smell as glorious as they look. With their many, many petals, they are rather complicated to get down in paint! I start with a sketch on wood, then fill in with my lights and darks, next working to the mid-tones. The background is a blend of some neutrals, white, and grey - pulling in some of the colors on the swatches, and some blue to cool off all the warm shades. There is quite a bit of palette knife work for texture and to add more interest throughout. We are expecting some accumulating snow this weekend - so perhaps I will get some quality painting in while I am home-bound! This painting makes 790 in 790 days. I am almost to the big 800 number!! I never thought I'd be here just over two years ago :)
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