Lotus Flower

Here is one of the paintings that debuted in the show I did at Marce's at the beginning of the month. I got the idea from a photograph I took while visiting the Fruit and Spice park in the Redlands.

The "pushing and pulling" I had to manage in order to achieve the effect of depth in this piece was quite the challenge! Every painting is a learning experience :)

Compositions where there are lots of elements trying to capture one's attention require a great deal of deliberate decisions. Gotta keep painting to get better!!!!

Special thanks to JC and Giovanna for the canvas ;)

"Lotus Flower"

16"x20"

Oil on Canvas

More Experiments...

I have continued to work with watercolors and I love them because the medium has a different consistency which allows me to work a little quicker. Why is that important? Well, if you have been reading the blog for the past few days you have probably guessed correctly: Thesis.
I have made some progress. Today I finished the sketch of the first out of the ten large paintings I have to complete. However, I do not want to post the progress nor the final results because I want to keep that as a surprise for the final show.
I will take pictures of the process though, so that I can share it with you later on.

"Pink Flower"
9"x12"
22.9cm x 30.5cm
Watercolor on Paper
$130 (Shipping Included)

Study

One of my boyfriend's classmates was taking a painting class and she gave me a few pictures of babies she had leftover. I had never painted a baby before so I decided this was an interesting study for today's painting.

"Baby Study"
8"x10"
20.3cm x 20.3cm
Watercolor on Paper
$130 (Shipping Included)

Twin Bromeliads -SOLD-

I am very happy with this one. An explosion of color just the way I like it. I am intercalating between fruits and bromeliads so I don't get bored. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did painting it.

"Twin Bromeliads" -SOLD-
8"x10"
Oil on Canvas
Private Collection