Movement & Repetition - Orange Lily

Orange Lily
Acrylic on wrapped canvas
8 by 10 inches, 20.4 by 25.5 cm
Original Painting Sold; Available as Fine Art Prints

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In this painting, I wanted to emphasize the swirling movement of the petals and flowers. The flower is seen close up and this adds drama and intimacy to the painting. There is also repetition, i.e. petals, leaves and stamens. Repetition will also add movement and animation to a painting even though no image is moving.

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Reflections in Water-The River Bank

The River Bank
Acrylic on wrapped canvas on stretcher bars
8 by 10 inches, 20.4 by 25.5 cm

In this painting, I had difficulty doing the reflections of the trees on the water. In the original image, the water and reflections were muddy. With a lot of help from friends, I was able to make the reflections. The reflections are painted with vertical strokes. The reflections are lighter and more muted than the color of the trees.

Actual Texture - An Old Wall and a Door

An Old Wall and a Door
Acrylic on acid free mount board
8 by 10 inches (20.4 by 25.5 cm) with a .5 inch (1.3 cm) white border


In this painting I emphasized the texture on the old wall. I wanted to try crackle medium but it was not in my 2 art stores. I used a pumice medium. I did layers under and over the pumice medium with colors and a gloss medium. When this was dry I scumbled a warm yellow medium over parts of the wall. Texture is usually seen in the light and not seen so distinctly in the shadow.