The amaryllis is a great subject for study because it changes so quickly. Purchase one that has not yet peeked out of its bulb. When it starts go grow, you will get a different look every day, or part of a day, that you may draw or paint. Here are some amaryllis buds that I painted with watercolour on Yupo paper.
For those who don't know, yupo paper is a plastic like paper that watercolour artists (and others) decided they could use as a surface for painting. Colour is not absorbed into yupo so it sits on the surface, and can be completely removed if you wish.
WOW! Eileen, I LOVE this! Love the colours, love the "splotches" and how the whole thing seems alive and "moving". This is just exquisite!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI love the loose feel. Do you go straight to paint?
ReplyDeleteHi. I went straight to paint for this one. I had sketched many times in pencil in my sketchbook before hand so I had a value plan to work with. Yupo makes a painting take on a life of its own so one never knows what to expect.
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