My head and heart are thick with feelings this morning. Feelings I haven’t the brain juice
My head and heart are thick with feelings this morning. Feelings I haven’t the brain juice to work though quite yet, so how about some art talk? . One of the most common questions I’m asked is how to paint a white flower. . While it can pose a challenge, in no way is it impossible! There are many ways to approach it; using the negative space is one way - providing a background, whether it be leaves or just a wash of color. Personally, I really like to use color to paint white, which is sort of an oxymoron, I know, but just roll with me. My three favorite shades: Winsor and Newton Sepia Turner’s Burnt Umber Winsor and Newton Payne’s Gray You can use them on their own or mix them together to make several really lovely shades of cream and gray, which are just perfect for accentuating white petals. Truth: I wasted way too many months being terrified of painting a white flower and now it’s one of my favorite things to do! The key is keeping the color highly diluted. Also, some artists are diligent about where to put the highlights, in order to get an authentic flower, but that is not my style, and honestly I think it’s a lot more fun to imagine the flower as it COULD be and not exactly as it is. I like to think that you and I are the same way … We are not exactly the way we are seen. We are made up of layers and texture and shadow and light, and it all depends at which angle we’re being looked. One of the bravest things I do in art, and frankly in life, too, is resist the temptation to decide things are exactly how they appear. I like to go inside, dive underneath, peek behind door number 12. Sometimes what I find doesn’t translate on the page, and sometimes it breaks my heart … and I don’t know about you, but I think art is its most beautiful when it’s a little broken. As are we. Happy Monday, loves. . Original available for purchase ✨ -- source link
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