Cactus Flower

[Constellation]

MY IMAGE(S):



GENERAL INFORMATION:
Title: Cactus Flower
Year Created: 2005
Medium: Watercolor
Surface: Watercolor Paper
Dimension: 11 X 14
Allow digital alterations?: Yes!

MY COMMENTS:
from one of my photos.... with additions of my own... any comments are appreciated.

MY QUESTIONS FOR THE GROUP:
is it effective?

[Corby]

It is in many ways effective! The composition pleases me, the intermingled swirl of thorn and flower, nice! The thorns are well done and the color of the flowers though somewhat muted for a cactus are nonetheless in harmony with the over all and they like the thorns have a pleasing shape. Just one small thing: The flowers may have benefitted from being painted dry-brush instead of wet on wet. They do not have the silken shine of a cactus flower, but seem more as if they are heavy/thick petaled , made out of clay as it were. That being said I think it is still a super painting.

[chammi kaiser]

I particularly like the way that you have painted the thorny background. It is a good painting but the flowers are too similar in colour and look a little pasted on. If you brought some of the flower colour into odd places in the background , it would pull things together. Having said that, I think this is very well painted indeed. Chammi.

[Constellation]

Thanks Corvus and Chammi for your comments. I think this is a more colorful painting than the photo shows it to be













Thanks Corvus and Chammi for your comments. Corvus, I've never tried dry-brushing water color.... guess I've never even thought about doing it but I will certainly try! Chammi.... thanks... there is some of the flower color in the background but perhaps there should have been more.... thanks again... Donna

[Constellation]

sorry that was such a dis-jointed post.... I got company just as I'd started and wasn't sure what happened to it... LOL... thanks for your thoughts... Donna