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| Delphiniums 6" x 6" Pastel ©Sheila Ashley Liston Available $75
DAY 26 of Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge, September 2017
It's always fun to have a good reason to buy fresh flowers! Delphiniums were always a delight to arrange in my days as a floral designer. They were not as easily available as they are today. I found these at my local supermarket floral department. Painting the subtle color changes was a bit of a challenge in pastels.
1. I usually choose a darker underpainting, but this time I started with a dark blue on white Premier Pastel paper. 2. This time I chose to wet the pastel a bit to be able to move it around smoothly without getting a build-up of pastel too early. 3. I chose a very dark blue Sennelier pastel to deepen the darkest values. Then I worked gradually, alternating the adding the subtle colors. All of the blossoms had different amounts of lavendars, blues, and creamy whites.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Delphiniums
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