#5 Geranium Leaves
I glued the cloth using regular plastic glue... and kept them under heavy books to keep them from warping... then I laid down an acrylic paint .... could have used gesso but I am bit down on that. Anyhow I did my fifth painting on this format with crayons and I really loved how it took to the crayons.... not so happy with the painting... had placed a sprig of geranium leaves in a small jar on the sill.... but really didn't capture the translucency of the leaves....have to improvise on the background because my window has latticed shutters and a hibiscus bush in the background . Here are some photos... the photo of the leaves taken way after the painting... the patterns kept changing... another problem......size 18x27 cm Caran D'ache neocolor I
Now looking at the setup I maybe should have done this from a photo and the background sort of faded not too bad.... and of course not at the exact angle.
Geranium Setup
Back and Front of the Format
4 comments:
I love the geranium leaves! These are so great. I'm very tempted to do a few pieces like this too, I have some cool things I could set out and work from. Including a large quantity of plastic fruit that are very realistic - the friend who helped me move gave them to me and they were so close to real that I can work from them if I work loose.
PS - this one is my favorite of yours so far, with Fall Faces a close second. It's gorgeous. This one just sings. Excellent setup with the cloth covered panel. I've got some corrugated cardboard. I might paint or cloth cover a piece to do something like that, maybe even fold a piece to have an L shaped setup.
Carol, Love your leaves. You really caught the sun through the green.
Thanks Dorothy and Robert... just saw that there comments... thought I would get a notification... will check my account configuration...
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