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February 1, 2013 at 3:25 am #990564
Another change of subject this month, a Hibiscus which I photographed at Toledo Zoo. This image works well as a Macro, and I have chosen a crop for the basic image. You may want to follow the convetion of letting the flower touch 3 sides of the painting but I suppose this could be done when matting. Here’s the crop, the full image is available in the RIL HERE.
Enjoy! I look forward to seeing your paintings. Post them in this thread,
Here’s a link to last month’s challenge.
Doug
We must leave our mark on this worldFebruary 1, 2013 at 4:28 am #1180638Beautiful this challenge…..thanks Doug.
I have some difficulties for acceding by de link to the full image in the RIL.
Pedro
February 1, 2013 at 4:34 am #1180559Sorry Pedro, I corrected the link. Click on the RIL picture to get a larger version.
Doug
We must leave our mark on this worldFebruary 1, 2013 at 5:00 am #1180617Gorgeous photo, Doug!
I’ve hardly ever painted flowers, but I’ll give it a go…:)
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Verdana]ElaineFebruary 1, 2013 at 5:59 am #1180560Here’s one I painted in class. 1×11 on Saunders Waterford 200lb rough.
My class painted this last week, I’ll get a photo.
Doug
We must leave our mark on this worldFebruary 1, 2013 at 7:40 am #1180553I love hibiscus flowers. Your painting is lovely Doug. Thanks for the inspiration. Kathy
Kathy
I love friends to visit my blog: My Blog: Minding My P's with QFebruary 1, 2013 at 7:46 am #1180667Thank for the new challenge Doug, again I find it really challenging
You have made a wonderful paintingMargareth
Lets not forget that we are the ones that create beauty, each in our own special and unique way
Our creations touch people, so by doing what we do, we help creating a better world
__________________February 1, 2013 at 11:16 am #1180686One of my favorite flowers…can’t wait to try this one!
Maribeth
February 1, 2013 at 1:15 pm #1180607You have done justice to a lovely challenge, Doug!
It brings back good memories for me. My Dad had a hibiscus just this color growing at the corner of our house and it had blooms on it almost the size of dinner plates.
Have a great day!
MaryqIt is light that gives mystery to shadow, vibration to atmosphere, and makes all the color notes sing together in harmony. ~Theodore Clement Steele
February 1, 2013 at 1:46 pm #1180622Happy February Doug and thanks for posting such a lovely flower, will try.
LIL
February 1, 2013 at 3:57 pm #1180649Funny ! I JUST started another Hibiscus from the RIL last night!
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February 3, 2013 at 5:39 am #1180618That’s lovely, Doug! Can I ask what colour you used as the base for the petals? I went with permanent rose which is, of course, a bit too pink for this to be close to the photo, but it’s what I had sitting in my palette at the time, lol!
This is mine:
It’s 6in x 6in, so just a tiddler. I wished I’d bothered to mask the stamen and anthers (is that what they’re called? school biology was a long time ago!) then I wouldn’t have had to use a spot or two of white gouache to recover them at the end :rolleyes: I lost the tonal variation through the petals a bit too, so they’ve ended up a bit flatter-looking than I hoped.
But I’m not unhappy with it, and I certainly enjoyed doing it – in fact, I’ll probably have another go!
[FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Verdana]ElaineFebruary 3, 2013 at 5:54 am #1180561Wonderful shadows Elaine. Congratulations on being #1 to post.
I at first used permanent rose but then put a wash of Napthol Red over the whole of the petals to make it redder.
Doug
We must leave our mark on this worldFebruary 3, 2013 at 12:37 pm #1180554Elaine, that is very pretty. I am still thinking about painting…hopefully I will soon stop thinking and just paint. I like your style!
Kathy
I love friends to visit my blog: My Blog: Minding My P's with QFebruary 3, 2013 at 3:14 pm #1180707I think it’s wonderful Elaine. I prefer it to the original photo.
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