Tropical Flower with Drops

 This was the latest of my series on flowers.  Up to seven, done during the COVID shut down.  Being quarantined at home for a few months allowed me more time to paint.  I both liked it and hated it at the same time.  But, I did get a lot of work done and decided to do several series, which is new for me.

This is a tropical flower, possibly a hibiscus.  But, the interesting element is the droplettes of water.  My good friend and mentor, Arturo helped me a lot to get the realism right.  Size and spacing were key to making them look real.  This ended up very nice, I think

Daisy In Purple

 

This daisy with the purple background was the fourth of this flower series, done during Covid this Summer.  It may be a favorite for me.

The purple background and purple highlites in the flower make the flower pop.  Using purple for the background was a risk, but I think that it worked out well.

Magnolia 2020

 This is another one of the Flowers series that I did during Covid.  It is a Magnolia, which is a flower that I like.  We have a tree outside our lanai in Florida.

As in the other flowers, I used a dark background to emphasize the flower's colors.  This was a dark blue, Prussian Blue if I remember it clearly.  The blue compliments the yellow/orange in the center of the flower, I think.

The Daisy 2020

 Now, this one came out really nice, in my opinion!  It is from the flower series that I did during Covid.  I used the same technique as the Cosmo, but tried to use layering to add interest.  The center was fun to do as it has a lot of detail.  The key, for me, was trying to add detail, without being "perfect".  The leaves show this as they are not completely regularly spaced.

I may like this one better than any that I did this year. 

Cosmo 2020

This is the first in a series of flowers that I decided to do during the pandemic.  I have a book called 100 Flowers and there are some great images there.  So, I decided to take one as inspiration and do it.

I'm very happy the way this came out.  The color is different but I like the rich red.  I also tried to detail the inner stem in a way that it looked very real.

I like the way that this came out.  Even more real than my regular work.

Two Swans A-Swimming

This swans image really got to me.  There is a lot of imagery involved.  The original came from a photo of the two swans, making a heart with their long necks.  In this one, I decided to make it more abstract, using wet paint techniques, like dripping. And, the reflections in the water added more interest.

Kinda turned out neat, I think.

Red Flower Abstract

Every once in a while, I get an urge to do something more abstract than my usual "literal" pieces.  I saw a similar image to this online and decided to use it as inspiration.  So, it has detailed red flowers on top of an abstract background.  I used some color masses as well as a dripping technique that I learned from Arturo in the previous "Swans" piece.

The red and green colors add to the look of this one.  Maybe I'll try a complete abstract sometime!