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    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


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    peteralv
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        Beautiful this challenge…..thanks Doug.

        I have some difficulties for acceding by de link to the full image in the RIL.

        Pedro

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        Sorry Pedro, I corrected the link. Click on the RIL picture to get a larger version.

        Doug


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        #1180617

        Gorgeous photo, Doug!

        I’ve hardly ever painted flowers, but I’ll give it a go…:)

        [FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Verdana]Elaine
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        Here’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


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        catjoe
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            I love hibiscus flowers. Your painting is lovely Doug. Thanks for the inspiration. Kathy


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            Margareth56
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                Thank for the new challenge Doug, again I find it really challenging
                You have made a wonderful painting

                Margareth
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                kayakartist
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                    One of my favorite flowers…can’t wait to try this one!

                    Maribeth

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                    mkillough
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                        You have done justice to a lovely challenge, Doug! :clap:

                        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!
                        Maryq

                        It is light that gives mystery to shadow, vibration to atmosphere, and makes all the color notes sing together in harmony. ~Theodore Clement Steele

                        #1180622

                        Happy February Doug and thanks for posting such a lovely flower, will try.

                        LIL

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                        WthrLady
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                            Funny ! I JUST started another Hibiscus from the RIL last night!

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                            That’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! :D

                            [FONT=Palatino Linotype][FONT=Verdana]Elaine
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                            Wonderful 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


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                            catjoe
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                                Elaine, that is very pretty. I am still thinking about painting…hopefully I will soon stop thinking and just paint. I like your style! :)


                                Kathy
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                                Michele Clamp
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                                    I think it’s wonderful Elaine. I prefer it to the original photo.

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