The White Rose

I painted this today. I'm really enjoying this "blended edges" technique. Again, my camara doesn't capture the painting. I was going to make the leaves green, but after I put a black wash on them, I realized how much more the flower would pop if it had black leaves. In the middle of the flower is a pop of pink.

Sfumato

I used a Sfumato technique on this painting of tulips. It's done by blending the edges into the background. I've found it's pretty dificult. You can muddy the colors if you start blending too much.

The Honeybee

This is the Honeybee painting. It's for a friend of mine who loves honeybees. These are facinating creatures. We wouldn't be able to live without them. (can't say enough that my camara does not capture all of the colors. This painting is much brighter and not as white as it appears)

This is the photograph that I rendered my painting from. I wanted to show how I take a picture and paint from it. I decided to make the flower stamens that the bee is standing on more abstract. I didn't want to detract from the detail in the bee.