Succulent series Painting #19

Started this last night... just roughing it in, on the black canvas... Finished this morning.... now, that's dedication.. ha ha  !    Seriously, those polka-dots will drive ya nuts !

Succulent series Painting #18

 Alright, I really put in a days work today !  Can't believe after my struggle (big time) that I decided to add this complicated background fabric... go figger....

 

     B U T-- I DID learn alot from this one, I'll tell ya that !  First of all, the pink background kept mixing with my color--- Really not good.... that fought me the whole way.  Then the background was indeed a challenge....  Also, the colors of the larger plant were very distinct, and quite contrasty, so the difficulty came in added a shadow color which would look enough different, so you could distinguish the two as different areas.   Also, the light and dark of the individual leaves had to remain a bit different in the shadow areas, too !!!  MaMa Mia !!!

Succulent series... Painting #17

This one was a doo-zie !  I worked almost the whole afternoon on it, with little breaks for peanut butter.  Finished up this morning.... whew !

Succulent series Painting #15

   This one was challenging.... Not only was the plant difficult, and complex, but the elipses didn't help, either !!

Succulent Series Painting # 13

   

     I really liked all the varieties of plants I found at my neighborhood nursery... (literally in my neighborhood, I could actually walk there...)  Anyhoo, I decided to go a collection of paintings using them as my subjects.  I especially like the look of the succulents.

Succulent Painting # 12

     I love the abstract quality of these plants.  I love to see the assymmetrical-type of radial balance they exhibit.  Something great about the grey-green color for me, too.  The touch of red -the bowl- bring out the greens, polka-dots for pizzazz...

Day Two Hundred Forty One

'Side Succulent'

6 x 6 oil on panel
75.00 + 6.00 s + h

I was going to do three paintings of the same apple... UNTIL I found out how difficult the plate was going to be. Meanwhile, I spied the plant I had done, and it was sitting on top the table. I liked the angle, so I decided on that instead. I don't know if it makes a very good composition, but I decided to post anyway.... tee hee !!!!

Day Two Hundred Thirty Nine

'Succulent #2'

8 x 8 oil on panel
95.00 + 6.00 s + h

I made a gift of the first one, so I decided to try painting this little plant again, only larger. I really enjoyed the color, which is a blue-gray, especially over the Permanent Rose ground !

Day Two Hundred Thirty

'Succulent'

6 x 6 oil on panel
75.00 + 6.00 s + h

I've been buying so many special plants for the pots on my deck.... I love to have it look good, but it costs a bundle ! I bought this little one to plant with my jade plant that I painted awhile back. I brought it in and thought I'd try it. It was fun to paint, with all the subtly of values...