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Author: Gina_Atkinson, Contributing Editor
| Painting
You will notice that as the flowers and leaves dry, they darken and become very translucent. To keep this translucency when you paint them, you need to use a paint that has been well thinned with turp. The leaves are painted a darker green with touches of brown or carmine around the edges in places. A living leaf will be a good guide for realistic color. |
| Framing
If you decide to mount the flowers on a frame, you can cover the glass with sticky back velvet. It is then quite simple to arrange the flowers into a spray, wind the stems with florist tape and stick them on to the velvet using the glue. I find that a few dressmaking pins inserted through the stems and into the velvet keep it in place while the glue dries. I leave the pins in place, but, if they are noticeable, I put a blob of paint over them so that they blend in. |
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| Other Ideas
Once you get the hang of making the roses, you may want to experiment with other flowers. Use a seed catalogue or gardening book to get an idea of how each flower is formed. You do not have to copy exactly...they are your flowers! In the picture of the Daffodils and Violets, the daffodils are a lot smaller and shallower than my model. Take creative license with your creations! You could also use the paste to make a sculpture or a Cameo. I have a pair of earrings that have little miniature flowers on them. And don't limit your ideas to flowers, try butterflies or dragonflies! |
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| B i o g r a p h y | |
| Gina Atkinson, born in Tilburn, Holland, moved to England with her parents as a child, but now lives in Spain with her husband and son. Gina studied fine art at Trent Poltechnic in the 70's, but left to pursue a career as a designer/pattern cutter. Later, she qualified as a teacher and lectured on a variety of subjects from Textiles to Computer Graphics. Not content with that, she decided to become a full-time student again and studied to be a computer technician. She then worked as a technician for a large college until leaving England. | |
| Gina has always been interested in photography and takes great pride in her digital camera....while maintaining an active interest in oil painting. Gina's interest in the visual arts led her to become a student again at an art academy in Spain. In her spare time, Gina runs a digital camera club, and although she doesn't consider herself an expert photographer, many members in her club are! | |
| E-Mail: ginatec@wanadoo.es Web Site: http:// | |
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