It was a beautiful day on the North Coast – the dappled light drifted in and helped with the painting. Not very good photos, wrong direction but I wanted to capture the light in the trees.
Category: oil painting
Final ‘Rainbow Sunflowers’
I think this is final!!!
Rainbow lorikeet and ‘Rainbow Sunflowers’
A rainbow lorikeet appears to be nesting in our big gum tree – and the ‘Rainbow Sunflowers’ painting is progressing too.
Growing sunflowers
I have been growing giant sunflowers – more than 2 metres tall. My plan was to paint sunflowers – a few seeds in the vegetable garden and no more vegetables but massive sunflowers.
Started painting sunflowers now – ‘rainbow sunflowers’ now in progress
Beautiful day from the verandah studio
The painting progresses!!!
The flower garden progresses
My Flower Garden
I have begun this painting by using charcoal to sketch the little flowers I can see from the verandah – drawing in plein aire, so to speak. I don’t want this drawing to formulate the painting – even though I have sketched an idea, I want the oil paints to take over and dictate the composition. I think it is interesting to watch the progression of a painting, and sometimes it changes totally. The size of the canvas won’t change though – this one is 75cm by 90cm.
Pansies and Geraniums
I have been planting vegetables and seedlings in the garden – there have been lots of pansies growing and I always love geraniums. It inspired me to paint my view of the garden from the verandah and the kitchen window. Pansies have such happy faces and I wanted the painting to be filled with joy.