The Old Mill

A friend from Colorado posted a photo of this old mill on her Facebook page.  I was struck by the composition and the detail in this image.  And, since I really like images with reflections, this "hit the spot" for me.  I don't know where this is, at this point, it could be anywhere in New England or other locales.

The original image had no ripples or distortion in the water.  It looked almost too perfect! So, I added some distortion as I thought that it made it too real.  New England in the Fall always generates great colors, too.
 

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.