Sunday, July 25, 2010

Still Life in Oil - WIP

Working larger than usual...24" x 30".  Can't believe the amount of paint already used and I am still in the beginning stages...at least it's sort of roughed in for now.  This may take awhile, in the meantime, I am going to try to balance my time with smaller ones. 
The plant on the right is a really neat spiky cactus...it will go in last.  BTW, Zinnias stink after a few days in water, even if you change the water each day.  Had to finally take a photo for my reference as the flowers had to go out the door.

3 comments:

Leann said...

This is coming really nice. Interesting fact about Zinnias. I love the look of the blog now, easy to read, and the white around the pictures makes 'em pop!

Diane Hoeptner said...

That's good to know about zinnias, Pattie! Looks like a great start, can't wait to see more progress pics.

Pattie Wall said...

Thanks Leann and Diane - I talked with my expert floral designer (my daughter) and she said you should always remove the leaves on stems below the water...and that would eliminate the smell for awhile. I had left the leaves on, because I like the look of those big leaves in the water behind the glass...creates great interesting color and diffusion.

More NEW art pieces

  Lukki - watercolor 9" x 12" acrylic done from Unsplash ph ref, thanks C Deluvio!